A client has been prescribed tenofovir. What information should include in the client's education?
1. Double the next dose if a dose is missed.
2. Take the medicine on an empty stomach.
3. The risk of transmitting the disease through blood contamination is decreased.
4. The drug increases bone mineral density.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The dose should not be doubled if the next dose is missed.
Rationale 2: Taking this drug on an empty stomach helps increase absorption.
Rationale 3: The risk of transmitting the disease through blood contamination is not decreased with this drug.
Rationale 4: This drug can decrease bone mineral density.
Global Rationale: Tenofovir is administered PO on an empty stomach to increase absorption. Doses should not be doubled, the risk of transmitting the disease is not decreased, and the drug can reduce bone mineral density.
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