A Patient Will Begin Taking Tamoxifen [Nolvadex] to Treat Breast

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient will begin taking tamoxifen [Nolvadex] to treat breast cancer. The nurse performs a medication history and learns that the patient is taking sertraline [Zoloft] for depression. The nurse will tell the patient to contact her provider to ask about:

• A) increasing her dose of sertraline.
• B) changing from sertraline to escitalopram [Lexapro].
• C) switching from sertraline to fluoxetine [Prozac].
• D) decreasing her dose of tamoxifen.

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