A nurse is performing discharge teaching with a patient who will be returning home shortly after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
The patient has stated that his intention to purchase his medications from an online pharmacy in an effort to save money. How should the nurse best respond to the patient's statement?
A) "Using an online pharmacy is an excellent way to reduce your drug costs."
B) "If you do this, make sure that the pharmacy is physically located in the United States."
C) "Be very careful when doing this, and make sure you're in close contact with your physician."
D) "Actually, obtaining prescription drugs via the Internet has recently been made illegal."
C
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