Use your critical-thinking skills to determine a pharmacokinetic effect of barbiturates as a result of enzyme induction.
A. Enzyme induction leads to faster metabolism of the barbiturate in the liver and decreased duration of action.
B. Enzyme induction leads to slower metabolism of the barbiturate in the liver and increased duration of action.
C. Enzyme induction leads to slower metabolism of the barbiturate in the liver and decreased duration of action.
D. None of these are correct.
Answer: A
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