A Patient Comes to the Clinic and Receives Valacyclovir (Valtrex)

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the clinic and receives valacyclovir (Valtrex) for a herpes-zoster virus. The nurse instructs the patient to take the medication:

• A) without regard to meals.
• B) without any dairy products.
• C) each morning.
• D) on a empty stomach.

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