Question

Many very effective prescription drugs are available to patients on a “one time only” basis. Suspicious of drug abuse, physicians will not renew a prescription for a medicine that has worked effectively for a patient. This practice denies a patient her right to health.  
Which one of the following is a basic assumption made by the author? 

विकल्प

• A new type of medicine is likely to be more expensive 

• Physicians are not concerned with a patient’s health 

• Most physicians prescribe inadequate amounts of  medicine 

• Patients are liable to suffer the same ailment repeatedly   

Answer 1

Patients are liable to suffer the same ailment repeatedly   

Explanation:

If the patient suffers an ailment repeatedly for which he is not being given the drug more than one time, it could lead to problems, and thus denies the patient her right to health. This is the basic assumption made by the author. Hence, the correct answer is 'Patients are liable to suffer the same ailment repeatedly'.