A client is being treated with Casodex, an oral antiandrogen, for prostate cancer. How should the client be educated?
a. Continue the drug even when the signs of disease improve.
b. Stop taking the medicine when symptoms improve.
c. Expect fluid retention as a side effect.
d. Take an antiemetic for nausea and vomiting.
FEEDBACK:
a. The client should continue the drug even when the signs of disease improve.
b. The client should take the medicine as prescribed. .
c. Fluid retention is not a side effect of this medication. .
d. The client should not take an antiemetic without talking to a health care professional. .
a. Continue the drug even when the signs of disease improve.
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