You are preparing to give the benzodiazepine Valium to a patient as a premedication before surgery. The patient asks you how this drug works. What is your best response?
A) "This drug works by binding to receptors acting with GABA to induce sleep."
B) "This drug is acts by preventing binding to the benzodiazepine receptors."
C) "This drug acts by inhibiting GABA responses to relax muscles."
D) "This drug acts by binding to opioid receptors."
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