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A client is taking a drug that is moderately highly protein bound. Several days later, the client takes a second drug that is 90 protein bound. What is most likely to have occurred as a result of this administration?
 
  a. The first drug remains protein bound.
  b. The first drug becomes increasingly inactive.
  c. The first drug is released from the protein and becomes more pharmacologically active.
  d. The second drug becomes more active.
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ANS: C
Only drugs not bound to protein are active and can cause a pharmacologic response. As the free drug in the circulation decreases, more bound drug is released from the protein to maintain the balance of free drug.
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