Multiple Choice
The pharmacist is preparing a presentation about antiseizure medications. The pharmacist plans to include the general mechanisms of actions for these medications. Which items would be appropriate to include? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A) Delaying an influx of sodium ions
B) Stimulating an influx of chloride ions, an effect associated with the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C) Increasing the neuronal firing in the brain
D) Delaying an influx of calcium ions
E) Increasing an influx of potassium ions
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