Which dietary recommendation is given when administering the antifungal medication griseofulvin?
a. Take this medication with juice.
b. Take this medication with milk.
c. You must maintain a salt-free diet.
d. Your meals should be high in fat.
ANS: D
Griseofulvin should be taken with meals that are high in fat; this causes more of the medication to be absorbed.
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