QUESTION 13 Your new patient for the evening is going to be discharged on a new...
QUESTION 13
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Your new patient for the evening is going to be discharged on a new medication. She tells you she is planning to continue to breastfeed her son. Which of the following instructions is the most important to be included in patient teaching regarding breast feeding and drug therapy? (choose one answer)
Avoid taking any drugs.
Avoid drugs that have a long half life.
The best time to take a needed drug to minimize transfer to the infant is just after breast feeding.
Use sustained release formulations of the drug.
Homework Answers
The correct answer is option B that is avoid drugs that have a long half life.
If the drug has long half life then it will be in the system for very long time and it might be harmful for the baby when it is breastfed.
So, rather it should be short half life or avoid taking the long half life drug.
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