Which of the following describes the drug-adsorption (hapten) mechanism?
A) Drugs bind firmly to proteins of the RBC membrane.
B) A soluble drug-antidrug complex absorbs nonspecifically to red blood cell membrane.
C) Drugs alter the red blood cell membrane so that plasma proteins then bind to the membrane.
D) The drug induces production of an autoantibody that recognizes red blood cell antigens.
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