The nurse, caring for a pediatric client diagnosed with depression, would expect that which of the following medications would be prescribed?

1. Sertraline HCL (Zoloft)
2. Fluoxetine HCL (Prozac)
3. Clomipramine HCL (Anaframil)
4. Fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)


2. Fluoxetine HCL (Prozac)

Rationale:
Fluoxetine is approved for use in pediatrics for treatment of depression. Sertraline HCL is approved for obsessive-compulsive disorder, not depression. Clomipramine HCL has been approved for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, not depression. Fluvoxamine maleate is approved for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, not depression.

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