Which medication change often occurs when a drug demonstrates a wide margin of safety and is used over long periods of time?
1. Prescription-only to over-the-counter (OTC) drug
2. One classification to a lower, less restrictive one
3. Traditional drug therapy classification to biologics classification
4. Therapeutic to effective
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Rationale 1: Medications with wide margins of safety that are used over long periods of time are often changed to over-the-counter medications.
Rationale 2: A wide margin of safety does not change the classification of the drug.
Rationale 3: Biologics are produced by the body itself, in animal cells, or in microorganisms. Traditional drug therapies are chemically produced in the laboratory.
Rationale 4: The safety of a drug is related to the effectiveness of the medication without producing serious side effects.
Global Rationale: Medications with wide margins of safety that are used over long periods of time are often changed to over-the-counter medications. A wide margin of safety does not change the classification of the drug. Biologics are produced by the body itself, in animal cells, or in microorganisms. Traditional drug therapies are chemically produced in the laboratory. The safety of a drug is related to the effectiveness of the medication without producing serious side effects.
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