A patient who takes 150 mg of clozapine (Clozaril) twice daily calls the primary care NP at 10:00 AM one day to report forgetting to take the 8:00 AM dose. The NP should counsel the patient to:
a. take the missed dose now.
b. take 75 mg of clozapine now.
c. wait and take the evening dose at the usual time.
d. take the evening dose 2 hours earlier than usual.
C
Advise patients to take missed doses only if remembered within 1 hour after the time the dose was due.
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