A patient has been taking Prozac (fluoxetine) for the past 3 years for depression
She is seeing her gynecologist for premenopausal symptoms and during the interview with the nurse she says that "she would like to try Sarafem because her friend is taking it and she says it works great." The nurse's best response is what? A) "Sarafem and Prozac are different brand names for the same generic medication."
B) "Before changing drugs it is important to consider how well you responded to Prozac."
C) "You cannot take both drugs at the same time so it will be important to decide which is best."
D) "When taking both of these drugs, it is best to take one in the morning and one at night."
A
Feedback:
Prozac and Sarafem are different brand names for fluoxetine, so there is no benefit in changing the patient's medication regimen and, if taken together, would result in a drug overdose. The other three responses are incorrect or inappropriate because they do not recognize that both drugs are the same.
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