In instructing a patient about corticosteroid therapy, the patient asks if he can just stop this medication before returning to the physician's office. Your best response is:
1. "Take this medication until you've completed it."
2. "The medication must be slowly reduced."
3. "Go ahead; there is no real precaution with this drug therapy."
4. "The amount you're taking is small, so stopping is alright anytime."
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Corticosteroids cannot be stopped without tapering, or slowly reducing the dose over time. Stop-ping the drug suddenly leads to steroid withdrawal syndrome.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)