The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's own dose of antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other clients who are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing response is correct?

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There is evidence to suggest that people of Asian extraction may have lower metabolic rates which can affect how they process medication. This can result in them requiring lower doses of medication compared to people from other ethnic backgrounds. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because there is some evidence of correlation between ethnic background and medication dosages. Option B is incorrect as there is no evidence to suggest that people of Asian extraction have higher expressed emotionality. Option D is incorrect as there is no evidence to suggest that people of European extraction have more side effects from medication than those of Asian extraction.

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