[Verified Answer]: A new medication has been introduced to…

A new medication has been introduced to control a fatal chronic disease. One year after the introduction of the drug, studies show that the prevalence of that disease has gone up almost 20%. Which of the following statements is true? Question 11 options: This is a case of misinforming the public by pharmaceutical companies for their own benefit. The drug must immediately be discontinued because it is having an effect opposite to what it was intended for The drug is probably effective because it has prevented or postponed death in many patients affected by the disease Both arguments are wrong; the incidence rate must be measured in order to determine the effectiveness of the drug