If a health care practitioner is unfamiliar with a drug, he or she should ____

A) administer it regardless, because the physician ordered it
B) consult a standard reference or a pharmacist or similar professional before administering it
C) call the ordering physician and ask why that particular drug was chosen
D) substitute a more familiar drug and document the reason in the chart


B

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