The client is prescribed Flexeril to relieve muscle spasms. The most important instruction that the nurse can give the client is to take the medication:
a. on an empty stomach.
b. with food or milk.
c. upon arising.
d. with water only.
ANS: B
Flexeril should be taken with food or milk.
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