A Client with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Is to Receive Finasteride

question 19

Multiple Choice

A client with benign prostatic hyperplasia is to receive finasteride (Proscar) .The nurse understands that this drugs works by

• A)relaxing smooth muscle in the penis.
• B)promoting shrinkage of an enlarged prostate gland.
• C)increasing testosterone.
• D)stimulating RNA synthesis.

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