The term used to describe a decreased response to repeated administration of a drug is
a. drug dependence.
b. drug interaction.
c. tachyphylaxis.
d. tolerance.
d. Tolerance is defined as the need for increasing amounts of drug to obtain the same therapeutic effect.
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