The metabolism of psychotropic medications is most likely to be affected by:
a. Ethnicity
b. Religion
c. Culture
d. Values
A
Ethnicity is a determining factor in a person's genetic makeup. Religious and cultural practices could play a role in the metabolism of medications as a result of food or alternative treatment interactions with medications, but the metabolism is more closely related to the genetic makeup. Values have little to do with the metabolism of medications.
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