A 53-year-old man has been treated for severe asthma for several years with prednisone. Recently, ...

A 53-year-old man has been treated for severe asthma for several years with prednisone. Recently, his physician initiated alternate-day therapy for him.
 
  The patient tells the nurse that he would rather take the medication every day to prevent confusion. Which of the following would be the best response by the nurse?
  A) This schedule will be more convenient for you.
  B) This schedule will enable you to lose weight.
  C) This schedule will decrease the cost of your medication.
  D) This schedule allows rest periods so that adverse effects are decreased but the anti-inflammatory effects continue.