Which of the following factors makes children more sensitive to medications and have an increased risk of adverse medication reactions as compared to adults?
A) Physiological differences exist between children and adults.
B) They have not been exposed to all the drugs that adults have.
C) Their intestinal tract is more sensitive to medications.
D) Caregivers do not tend to measure medicines correctly, thus often overmedicating the child.
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