Given an equal dose of a drug, women generally have higher levels in their bloodstreams. Although this is a common finding, what factor complicates the picture and makes research on sex differences in drug response complicated?
a) Estrogen and progesterone slow the emptying of the stomach.
b) Differing diets actually account for the large differences in blood levels of drugs.
c) Higher rates of alcohol use by men are responsible for differing blood levels of drugs.
d) The difference in bloodstream levels of drugs between men and women results from differences in adherence to specified treatments.
A
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