As you wait in a drug store check-out line, you read the label on the bismuth subsalicylate antidiarrheal you're holding. You notice that it should not be used by children or adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza. Why is a product with bismuth subsalicylate potentially dangerous to children and adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza?
A) Because it contains an opioid and is addictive
B) Because the patient may develop an intestinal intussusception
C) Because there is a risk of Reye's syndrome
D) Because there is a high risk of overdose
C
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