A Client Who Is Receiving Pyridoxine for the Treatment of a Vitamin

question 3

Multiple Choice

A client who is receiving pyridoxine for the treatment of a vitamin B₆ deficiency is also taking levodopa for Parkinson's disease.The nurse is aware that pyridoxine has which of the following effects on the levodopa and the Parkinson's disease?

• A) It decreases the metabolism of levodopa
• B) It increases the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
• C) It maximizes the effects of levodopa
• D) It enhances the effects of dopamine

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