A 65-year-old man takes two medications for two separate disorders, and notices that the effects he experiences are greater when he takes both medications but less when he only takes one of the medications. This is an example of:

A. potentiation.
B. habituation.
C. tolerance.
D. synergism.


Ans: D. synergism.

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