Indicate how drugs that are well tolerated by the majority of the population cause adverse reactions in certain individuals.

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Indicate how drugs that are well tolerated by the majority of the population cause adverse reactions in certain individuals.

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Adverse reactions

  • are defined as those reactions which occur in individuals that don't tolerate some drugs. 
  • Due to intolerance to certain drugs, the body shows certain undesirable reactions that generally don't occur in normal individuals. 
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