A genetics nurse explains to a patient that pharmacogenetics is the study of
a. how individuals respond uniquely to medications.
b. the effects of drug therapy on developing fetuses.
c. the way drugs interact with reproductive ability.
d. using genetic material to create new pharmaceuticals.
A
Pharmacogenetics is the field of research that looks at the variability in individuals' responses to medications, including medication transport and metabolism.
Pharmacogenetics is not the study of how drugs affect developing fetuses.
Pharmacogenetics is not the study of how medications interact with reproduction.
Pharmacogenetics is not the field of developing new medications from genetic material.
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