Eva has been diagnosed with malaria. She has also been on rifampin treatment for tuberculosis. Her physician prescribes Qualaquin for treating malaria and asks her to interrupt the rifampin doses because it may:
A. increase quinine clearance.
B. induce hepatic metabolism of quinine.
C. increase the absorption of quinine.
D. induce a disulfiram reaction.
Answer: B
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