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The risk of serious drug-drug interactions is directly proportional to the:
 
  A. duration of treatment with the drugs.
  B. dosages of the drugs.
  C. number of drugs a patient is taking.
  D. number of routes of administration of the drugs.

Question 2

You are instructing a female patient about the use of her oral antimigraine agent. The instruction should include the best effective action of the drug. Which is the best way to take this agent?
 
  1. Take the medication at the onset of an attack.
  2. This medication should be taken 30 minutes after the onset of the migraine.
  3. Take the medication routinely every night.
  4. Take the medication 30 minutes before meals.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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If migraine agents are used at the onset of an attack, the ability of the drugs to
relieve migraine pain and symptoms is increased.





 

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