Older people may require lower drug doses than younger people because ________.

A. they have lower rates of renal clearance
B. there is less tissue mass to treat
C. their organs are more sensitive to drugs
D. they do not absorb as much drug from the small intestine
E. a lifetime of mutations results in unpredictable drug reactions


Answer: A

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