An agonistic drug is defined as one that:
A. attaches to the receptor site to block a response.
B. inhibits the response from a particular receptor.
C. binds to a receptor site and stimulates a response.
D. stimulates only certain responses from a receptor.
Ans: C. binds to a receptor site and stimulates a response.
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