A Patient Reports That Brand X Tablets Work Faster Than

A patient reports that Brand X tablets work faster than Brand Y tablets of the same amount of the same drug. Which statement informs the prescriber's response when explaining this phenomenon to the patient?

A) Advertising by pharmaceutical companies can enhance patient expectations of one brand over another, leading to a placebo effect.
B) Because the drug preparations are chemically equivalent, the actions of the two brands must be identical.
C) Inactive ingredients used in composition can result in differing rates of dissolution, which can alter the drug's onset of action.
D) The bioavailability of a drug is determined by the amount of the drug in each dose.