A Patient with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Is to Begin Treatment

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to begin treatment with glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) . In planning the patient teaching necessary with the use of the drug, the nurse recognizes that the patient will need to be taught

• A) how to draw up and administer injections of the medication.
• B) use of contraceptive methods other than oral contraceptives for birth control.
• C) to plan laboratory monitoring of CBC, chemistries, and liver function every 3 months.
• D) that the drug will control symptoms but has no effect on the progression of the disease.

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