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If a person takes a drug in an amount far above its therapeutic dose, the drug generally acts as

  1. Aa more effective medicine
  2. Ba harmless nutrient
  3. Can inert substance
  4. Da poison

Answer: D

A drug is useful only within its therapeutic range. Well above it, most drugs become toxic, so the same substance behaves as a poison.
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