A patient on antibiotics for a few weeks develops a fungal infection in the mouth. The health care provider would order which medication to treat oral thrush?
a. Nystatin
b. Peroxide
c. Betadine
d. Cepacol
ANS: A
Nystatin oral is an antifungal agent used to treat oral candidiasis, or "thrush."
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