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Title: A patient who has a seizure disorder and is prescribed valproic acid (Depakote) calls to report ...
Post by: JUJU1791 on Jan 24, 2018
A patient who has a seizure disorder and is
 
  prescribed valproic acid (Depakote) calls to report that she has been vomiting for 24 hours. What should you advise?
  a. Take the next dose of Depakote with an antacid.
  b. Go to the nearest emergency department to receive the Depakote parenterally.
  c. Take any missed doses and the regularly scheduled doses as soon as the vomiting subsides.
  d. Rather than swallowing the next drug dose, place the tablet under the tongue and let it dissolve.


Title: A patient who has a seizure disorder and is prescribed valproic acid (Depakote) calls to report ...
Post by: ariane2 on Jan 24, 2018
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