Which statement about levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is NOT true?

A) Levodopa is an effective therapy because it converts to dopamine in the brain.
B) Levodopa crosses the blood-brain barrier.
C) Levodopa remains an effective therapy throughout the disease.
D) Levodopa is often combined with another ingredient to prevent metabolism outside the brain.


C

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What will be an ideal response?

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Shorthand directions are often:

A) Incomplete and derivative. B) For the wrong drug by the wrong route. C) Mistyped and misread. D) Better than writing the prescription out in longhand.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A. current C. circuit B. energy D. velocity

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