A Patient Who Experiences Motion Sickness Plans to Go on a Cruise

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient who experiences motion sickness plans to go on a cruise. The prescriber orders transdermal scopolamine [Transderm Scop]. The patient asks why an oral agent is not ordered. What response will the provider give to explain that the benefit of a transdermal preparation?

• A) The patch can be applied as needed at the first sign of nausea.
• B) This form has less intense anticholinergic effects than the oral form.
• C) The patch is less sedating than the oral preparation.
• D) This method provides direct effects, because it is placed close to the vestibular apparatus of the ear.

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