A patient receives a drug with high protein binding and a small volume of distribution. If a second drug displaces the first from plasma proteins, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

When a drug with a small volume of distribution is displaced from plasma proteins, the free drug concentration increases because the drug is now less bound and more available in the plasma; therefore, the concentration increases, rather than decreasing or affecting clearance rates significantly, given the drug's distribution.

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