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USMLE · Question #510
A 29-year-old woman is prescribed carbamazepine for trigeminal neuralgia. She has a strong family history of osteoporosis. As a result, the physician also advises her to increase her intake of…
The correct answer is D. Metabolism. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
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A 29-year-old woman is prescribed carbamazepine for trigeminal neuralgia. She has a strong family history of osteoporosis. As a result, the physician also advises her to increase her intake of vitamin D. The most likely reason for this recommendation is that carbamazepine may affect which of the following pharmacokinetic processes?
Options
- AAbsorption
- BDistribution
- CExcretion
- DMetabolism
- EProtein binding
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(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D81% (22)
- E11% (3)
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