Which statement about agonist and antagonist drugs is true?
A)Both drugs types must interact with receptors to produce their intended responses.
B)The primary target tissues for these types of drugs are invading bacteria and viruses.
C)Antagonists drugs produce only intended responses, and agonist drugs produce both intended responses and side effects.
D)These types of drugs are less likely to cause allergic responses than drugs that are neither agonists nor antagonists.

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These drugs must interact with cell receptors to produce an effect. Some drugs activate receptors, working as "agonists" that increase the cells' responses and activities. Other drugs block receptors, working as antagonists, which then reduces the effects of naturally occurring body substances on the cells' responses and activities.

Which Statement About Agonist and Antagonist Drugs Is True