The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient with HIV who will continue to take enfuvirtide [Fuzeon] at home. The nurse is providing patient education about the medication
What informa-tion about the administration of enfuvirtide is most appropriate for the patient? a. The importance of injecting the drug into two alternating sites daily
b. How to reconstitute and self-administer a subcutaneous injection
c. The importance of taking the drug with high doses of vitamin E
d. Likely drug interactions between enfuvir-tide and other antiretroviral drugs
B
The most appropriate information about the administration of enfuvirtide is how to reconstitute and self-administer a subcutaneous injection. The medication should never be injected into the same site or just between two sites. Vitamin E is not indicated for this medication. Enfuvirtide does not appear to cause significant drug interactions.
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