KROK 1 2020 – Question 126 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
After a surgery, the patient for a long time was receiving Promedol (Trimeperidine) intravenously. When he stopped receiving this drug, he developed severe psychosomatic disturbances. Name this phenomenon:
- A. Tachyphylaxis
- B. Idiosyncrasy
- C. Withdrawal syndrome
- D. Steal syndrome
- E. Rebound effect
Hint
Consider what happens to the body of a person whose tissues have adapted to a drug taken for a long time when the supply is suddenly cut off.
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