When the nurse reads in the drug handbook the section related to recommended dosage, it is important to remember that this suggested dosage is based on what?
A) A 40-year-old man
B) An average-sized adult
C) A 150-pound adult male
D) A healthy young adult
C
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Drug studies base the therapeutic dosage, or that dose needed to reach a critical concentration, on the physiology of a 150-pound healthy adult male. Testing is not routinely done in women because of the potential for unknown effects on the ova. Testing would not be done on an obese adult or older adult because of the potential for underlying disease, altered metabolism, or reactions to the drug. Children and adolescents are never used for testing due to ethical concerns.
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