A Patient Reports Mild Nausea Within an Hour After Taking

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient reports mild nausea within an hour after taking the first two doses of a newly approved medication. Nausea is not listed among the known side effects of this drug. What instructions will the provider give the patient?

• A) "Take the next dose with food and call the office if the nausea reoccurs or if other symptoms develop."
• B) "Discontinue the medication and a substitute will be prescribed."
• C) "Reporting the situation to the MEDWATCH program will get us a recommendation about continuing the drug."
• D) "I'll write a prescription for an antiemetic to counter this drug's effects."

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