When the antibiotic drug tetracycline is taken with an antacid, these two drugs ________

A) form an insoluble compound that prevents a therapeutic effect
B) cause a side effect of severe diarrhea
C) produce an allergic reaction with each other
D) have synergism and an increased therapeutic effect of each drug


Answer: A

B) These two drugs do not cause severe diarrhea.
C) These two drugs do not produce an allergic reaction.
D) These drugs create an insoluble compound that prevents either drug from exerting a therapeutic effect. This is not an example of synergy.

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