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Question: One of the key differences between amantidine/rimantidine and the newer neuraminidase inhibitor influenza virus drugs is?
A. drug allergy
B. antimetabolic effect on host cells due to lack of specificity for viral enzymes
C. rate of development of drug resistance
D. drug-drug interactions associated with competition for cytochrome P450 enzymes

Answer: C. rate of development of drug resistance

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Question: One of the key differences between amantidine/rimantidine and the newer neuraminidase inhibitor influenza virus drugs is?
A. drug allergy
B. antimetabolic effect on host cells due to lack of specificity for viral enzymes
C. rate of development of drug resistance
D. drug-drug interactions associated with competition for cytochrome P450 enzymes

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