The patient calls the clinic and talks to the nurse saying, "I found the same drug the provider prescribed on the Internet and it is much cheaper. Is it safe for me to order my drug from this site?" What is the nurse's best response?
A) "It is usually safe to order drugs from Internet Web sites if it is a reliable site."
B) "Most drugs ordered online come from another country and are safely used there."
C) "The drug you get will be the same chemical prescribed but the dosage may differ."
D) "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to consumers about the risk of taking unregulated drugs."
D
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The FDA has begun checking these drugs when they arrive in this country and have found many discrepancies between what was ordered and what is in the product, as well as problems in the storage of these products. Some foreign brand names are the same as brand names in this country but are associated with different generic drugs. The FDA has issued many warnings to consumers about the risk of taking some of these drugs without medical supervision, reminding consumers that they are not protected by U.S. laws or regulations when they purchase drugs from other countries.
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