A client on antiretroviral drug therapy is discussing with the nurse that sometimes he "forgets to take his meds for a few days." What should the nurse inform the client can occur when the medications are not taken as prescribed?
A) The funding for the medications will cease if the client is not taking the meds correctly.
B) The client is risking the development of drug resistance and drug failure.
C) The client will have to take the drugs intravenously to ensure compliance.
D) The client will have to take higher doses of the antiviral medications.
B
Feedback:
Clients who neglect to take antiretroviral drugs as prescribed risk development of drug resistance. When drug levels are not adequately maintained, viral replication and mutations increase. Noncompliant clients are one cause of antiretroviral drug therapy. Funding will not cease for noncompliance. The medications are not all available in IV form.
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