NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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Question
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A common reason why people avoid taking prescribed medication is ____
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They dislike the side effects
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They are stubborn
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They do not want to feel better
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They would rather get well without it
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Simply put, not taking your medicine as prescribed by a doctor or instructed by a pharmacist could lead to your disease getting worse, hospitalization, even death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pharmacophobia is a fear of medication and a negative attitude toward drugs in general.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why do side effects occur? Side effects occur because the body is a very complex. It is difficult to make a drug that targets one part of the body but that doesn’t affect other parts. Developing drugs is also complicated because no two people are exactly the same.
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