A patient with advanced Parkinson's disease is
prescribed extended-release—50 mg carbidopa/200 mg levodopa capsule twice daily. The patient has difficulty swallowing. What is your best action?
a. Open the capsule and mix the contents with apple sauce.
b. Open the capsule and dissolve the contents in water.
c. Contact the pharmacy to send a liquid form of the drug.
d. Ask the prescriber to order a different form of the drug.
ANS: D
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