A businesswoman who is leaving on a business trip the next day tells the nurse she knows she has cystitis and does not want to have to "mess" with medicine while she is gone. What drug would be a good choice for this patient?
A) Fosfomycin (Monurol)
B) Methenamine (Hiprex)
C) Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
D) Norfloxacin (Noroxin)
A
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Fosfomycin would be a good choice for this patient because it has the convenience of a single dose. Methenamine is taken either twice a day or up to four times a day. This drug could interfere with the patient's busy schedule. Nitrofurantoin is also prescribed four times a day and would also be inconvenient for the patient. Norfloxacin is taken every 12 hours and could be inconvenient as well.
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