The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient with HIV who will be continuing to take enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) at home. The nurse is providing patient education about the medication
What information about the administration of enfuvirtide is most appropriate for the patient?
a. The importance of injecting the drug into two alternating sites daily
b. How to reconstitute and self-administer a subcutaneous injection
c. The importance of taking the drug with high doses of vitamin E
d. Likely drug interactions between enfuvirtide and other antiretroviral drugs
ANS: B
The most appropriate information about the administration of enfuvirtide is how to reconstitute and self-administer a subcutaneous injection. The medication should never be injected into the same site or just between two sites. Vitamin E is not indicated for this medication. Enfuvirtide does not appear to cause significant drug interactions.
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