Question

2. The author implies that a drug with adverse side effects:
(a) will not be approved for use by consumers without a doxtor's prescription
(b) must wait for approval until lengthy studies prove the effects are not permanent
(c) should be used only if its therapeutic value outweighs its adverse effects
(d) should be withdrawn from the marketplace pending a government investigation
Which of the following can be inferred from the given passage?
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Ta centralized drug oversight function would improve public health,
(b) Most physicians are not aware that prescription drugs have side effects.
(c) Some rare adverse drug effects are not discovered during the limited testing.
(d) Consumers are seldom unable to understand directions for proper use of a drug.
4. The author introduces the example of thalidomide to show that some:
(a) drug testing procedures are ignored by careless laboratory workers
(b) drugs do not have the same actions in humans that they do in animals
(c) drugs have no therapeutic value for humans
(d) drugs are prescribed by physicians who have not read the manufacturer's recommendations
5. The author of the passage regards current drug investigation procedures as:
(a) important but generally ineffectual
(b) lackadaisical and generally in need of improvement
(c) comprehensive but generally unnecessary
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Answer 1

Answer:

2. The author implies that a drug with adverse side effects:

(a) will not be approved for use by consumers without a doxtor's prescription

(b) must wait for approval until lengthy studies prove the effects are not permanent

(c) should be used only if its therapeutic value outweighs its adverse effects

(d) should be withdrawn from the marketplace pending a government investigation

Answer 2

Answer:

Options A is the correct explanation of above questions