The client has been ordered treatment with lansoprazole. He is also being treated with theophylline. The combination of the two drugs will result in a(n) _____ in the level of _____
a. increase; theophylline
b. decrease; theophylline
c. increase; lansoprazole
d. decrease; lansoprazole
ANS: B
The combination of lansoprazole and theophylline will result in a decrease in the level of theophylline.
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