______ effect(s) is/are capable of causing injury or death. They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired me-tabolism or excretion
a. An adverse
b. A side
c. Therapeutic
d. Toxic
D
Toxic effects are capable of causing injury or death. They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion. A side effect is a predictable and often unavoidable adverse effect produced at a usual therapeutic dose. Undesired, unintended, and often unpredictable responses to medication are referred to as adverse effects. Each medication has a therapeutic effect, the intended or desired physiological response of a medication.
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