A patient who has been prescribed exenatide (Byetta) reports a weight loss of 11 lb in the last month. What is your best action?
a. Hold the next dose and contact the prescriber immediately.
b. Ask the patient to keep a daily diary of all foods eaten for the next month.
c. Reassure the patient that this is an expected effect of the drug and no action is needed.
d. Instruct the patient to skip one dose of the drug per day and increase his or her daily calories.
ANS: C
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