KROK 1 2019 – Question 121 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has been taking bisacodyl for a long time to treat chronic constipation. However, several weeks later the aperient effect of the drug diminished. What is the possible cause of this?
- A. Functional cumulation
- B. Sensitization
- C. Drug dependence
- D. Material cumulation
- E. Acquired tolerance
Hint
Consider what the body's adaptation to repeated exposure does to the size of the response to an unchanged dose.
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