A Patient Who Has Been Prescribed Primidone (Mysoline)also Takes Warfarin

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been prescribed primidone (Mysoline) also takes warfarin (Coumadin) .Which laboratory blood test results indicate a possible drug interaction?

• A) Hematocrit 32%
• B) Hemoglobin 11.2 g/dL
• C) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)21 mg/dL
• D) International normalized ratio (INR)0.5

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