A nurse is providing education to a patient taking rifampin as a result of an exposure to TB. What side effect of this drug should the nurse include?
a. Extreme drowsiness
b. Illness if aged cheese or smoked meats are consumed
c. Body fluids to become red-orange
d. Oral contraceptive pills to become inef-fective
C
Rifampin will color body fluids red-orange and will result in stained clothing and soft contact lenses.
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