Asian and African American clients may require lower lithium doses due to lower concentrations of a plasma protein that is known to bind lithium. This phenomenon is an example of what?
A) Ethnopharmacology
B) Pharmacotherapy with ethnic groups
C) Metabopharmacology
D) Ethnicity in pharmacometabolism
Ans: A
Ethnopharmacology is an emerging field of science that explores the relationship of ethnicity to drug metabolism and drug effectiveness.
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