A Patient Wants to Know Why a Cheaper Version of a Drug

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know why a cheaper version of a drug cannot be used when the primary care NP writes a prescription for a specific brand name of the drug and writes,"Dispense as Written." The NP should explain that a different brand of this drug:

• A) may cause different adverse effects.
• B) does not necessarily have the same therapeutic effect.
• C) is likely to be less safe than the brand specified in the prescription.
• D) may vary in the amount of drug that reaches the site of action in the body.

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