Which class of drugs can increase the blood potassium level when taken with triamterene (Dyrenium)?
a. High-ceiling "loop" diuretics
b. Metabolism inhibiting antibacterials
c. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
d. Nonnucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors
ANS: C
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