The nurse gives the patient discharge instructions about how to store nitroglycerin sublingual tablets to keep the medication fresh for use at all times
Since nitroglycerin is easily destroyed, the nurse would tell the patient to store the medication: 1. in plastic or a tight cardboard box.
2. with cotton over the top of the medication.
3. in a dark glass bottle out of the sunlight.
4. in the refrigerator tightly closed.
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Nitroglycerin medication should be stored in the original dark glass container out of the sunlight, with the cotton removed and the container tightly capped.
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