A patient prescribed fluoxetine (Prozac) is being changed to tranylcypromine (Parnate). The nurse schedules a time lapse between the last dose of fluoxetine and the first dose of tranylcypromine of at least
a. 7 days.
b. 14 days.
c. 3 weeks.
d. 6 weeks.
D
Drugs that have a high probability for serious interactions (e.g., MAOIs) will need to be withheld for up to 6 weeks or more as fluoxetine is washing out of the system. The remaining options are too short an interval.
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The act of chewing is also known as ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word