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GK QUESTION#3997

When do the drugs used as medicines become potential poisons?

  1. AWhen doses are taken as recommended
  2. BWhen doses are taken at the recommended time and in the recommended quantity
  3. CWhen doses are taken higher than recommendedCorrect answer
  4. DWhen doses are taken lower than recommended
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C. When doses are taken higher than recommended

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Taking more than the recommended dose increases the risk of drug poisoning. This does not imply that recommended doses can never cause adverse effects; toxicity also depends on the medicine, interactions and individual circumstances.

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