A Patient Has Taken Five or Six Nitroglycerin Tablets Per

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient has taken five or six nitroglycerin tablets per day to prevent chest pain for more than 2 years.His health care provider has recommended that he decrease the amount of medication he takes a day to no more than three tablets.This patient should reduce his medication according to which of the following timetables?

• A) Stop taking the medication all at once.
• B) Take one fewer tablet every 2 months.
• C) Gradually cut down over a period of time.
• D) Take the medication once a week.

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