The patient's respirations dropped from 14 breaths/minute to 8 breaths/minute after receiving a large dose of morphine.Which term accurately describes the patient's reaction to the morphine?

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Toxic effects are capable of causing injury or death.They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.When patients become immunologically sensitized to a medication after taking at least one dose,allergic reactions occur.When a patient's immune system causes abnormal reactions to a medication,the patient has a medication allergy.Each medication has a therapeutic effect,the intended or desired physiological response of a medication.Some medications cause unpredictable effects,such as idiosyncratic reactions,in which a patient overreacts or underreacts to a medication or has a reaction different from what is expected.

The Patient's Respirations Dropped from 14 Breaths/minute to 8 Breaths/minute