A child is being sent home from the doctor's office with a prescription for azithromycin (Zithromax) for presumed cat-scratch disease. Which instruction to the parents is most important?
A. "Be sure to treat your cat for fleas."
B. "Don't take this unless the scratch gets infected."
C. "Make sure he takes all of this antibiotic."
D. "You should not have cats around small children."
ANS: C
As with any antibiotic, taking all the prescribed medication is a priority instruction. For some reason, cats with fleas have higher rates of the bacteria that causes the disease, so flea control is important. The other two instructions are not appropriate.
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