To produce an adequate blood level to yield the desired therapeutic effect, some drugs require:
A. a loading dose
B. a maintenance dose
C. a prophylactic dose
D. a therapeutic dose
a
Rationale: A loading dose may be required for some drugs to produce an adequate blood level to yield the desired thera-peutic effect. This dose would then be followed by smaller maintenance doses to maintain an adequate blood level.
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