What is an advantage of using complementary medicine for treatment of an illness?
1. Complementary medicine can be used with allopathic medicine.
2. Complementary medicine replaces allopathic medicine as a primary form of treatment.
3. Complementary medicine lessens a patient's discomfort with allopathic treatments.
4. Complementary medicine is never used with allopathic medicine.
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Explanation: 1. Complementary medicine can be used together with allopathic medicine to complement its treatment.
2. Complementary medicine does not replace allopathic medicine as a primary form of treatment. It is meant to be used in concert with allopathic medicine, or other treatment modalities.
3. While complementary medicine may lessen discomfort from allopathic treatment.
4. Complementary medicine can be used with allopathic medicine, or on its own.
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