The patient receives aspirin, a multivitamin, and an antihistamine every day. What is the best instruction by the nurse prior to administering levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo)?
1. "You should not take the aspirin with your levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo)."
2. "You should not take the antihistamine with your levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo)."
3. "You should not take the multivitamin with your levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo)."
4. "These medications are safe to take with levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo)."
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Rationale 1: There isn't any contraindication to the use of aspirin and levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo).
Rationale 2: There isn't any contraindication to the use of an antihistamine and levodopa, carbidopa. and entacapone (Stalevo).
Rationale 3: Vitamin B6 will decrease the effects of levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo), so the patient should not take a multivitamin while receiving levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo).
Rationale 4: One of these medications will decrease the effects of levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo).
Global Rationale: Vitamin B6 will decrease the effects of levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo), so the patient should not take a multivitamin while receiving levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo). There isn't any contraindication to the use of aspirin and levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo). There isn't any contraindication to the use of an antihistamine and levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (Stalevo).
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