A client is taking finasteride (Proscar). Why does the nurse anticipate that this medication is being prescribed for male-pattern baldness and not benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
1. Taking a smaller dose
2. Using a topical preparation of the drug
3. Taking a larger dose
4. Using it on an as-needed basis
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form.
Rationale 2: Using a topical preparation of the drug is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form.
Rationale 3: Taking a larger dose is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form.
Rationale 4: Using it on an as-needed basis is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form.
Global Rationale: Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form. Using a topical preparation of the drug is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form. Taking a larger dose is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form. Using it on an as-needed basis is incorrect. Doses of finasteride are five times higher when prescribed for BPH than when prescribed for baldness. To produce the best effects, schedule and dose should be regulated, and this medication only comes in oral form.
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