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AssignmentMultiple Choice

How Drugs Work

Question 9 • VA_Pharmacology_A

Which statement describes an antagonist?

Answer
A
Researchers compare the potency of a new therapy to no therapy.
B
Beta-blockers prevent adrenaline from binding to beta-adrenergic receptors.
C
Salicylic acid kills both the skin and wart, removing the wart.
D
Levodopa replaces low levels of the chemical dopamine in the brain.

Explanation

An antagonist binds to a receptor and blocks or reduces the effect of another substance. Beta-blockers prevent adrenaline from binding to beta-adrenergic receptors, so choice B describes an antagonist. Levodopa in choice D instead replaces a deficient chemical; it is not blocking a receptor.

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