A patient is prescribed azithromycin. The patient says, "I had so much nausea and vomiting when I took erythromycin several months ago. Is that going to happen again?" Select the nurse's best response
1. "I need to call your health care provider and ask for a different antibiotic."
2. "This drug is like erythromycin but has less severe gastrointestinal side effects."
3. "You need this medication and will just have to deal with the nausea."
4. "I will get a prescription for an antiemetic in case this drug causes vomiting."
Correct Answer: 2
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