A nurse understands that anthelmintic drugs are contraindicated in which patients?
A) Patients who are pregnant
B) Patients with myasthenia gravis
C) Patients with clinical depression
D) Children younger than 15 years
Ans: A
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Anthelmintic drugs are contraindicated in patients who are pregnant. Quinine, not anthelmintic drugs, should not be prescribed for patients with myasthenia gravis. Anthelmintic drugs are not known to be contraindicated in patients with clinical depression or in children younger than 15.
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