A patient asks why she becomes sleepy after she takes a specific drug but that her neighbor who takes the same drug at the same dose does not experience sleepiness. What is your best response?
a. "Your neighbor may also be taking another drug to reduce the side effects of this drug."
b. "Your neighbor is probably addicted to this prescribed drug and you are not."
c. "Side effects are very dependent on the time of day when the drug is taken."
d. "People often experience side effects of the same drug differently."
ANS: D
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