Which person would be at the highest risk for drug noncompliance? ...

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Which person would be at the highest risk for drug noncompliance?
 
  1. A 2-year-old in a day care center
  2. A 10-year-old receiving antibiotics for an ear infection
  3. A 65-year-old on a fixed income taking five different medications
  4. A 95-year-old in a long-term care facility

Question 2

A patient has a peptic ulcer and is placed on a proton pump inhibitor. The patient asks how long he will have to take this medication before it will start to work. What is your best response to this patient?
 
  1. It is a fast-acting drug and will act in 2 days.
  2. Most of these medications take 2 to 3 weeks.
  3. In 4 weeks you will see a difference and have complete relief.
  4. It will take over 6 to 8 weeks for this drug to take effect.

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Answer to Question 1

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The patient's age, sex, race, education, occupation, income, and marital status usually provide clues about whether the patient will follow medication instructions or not.

Answer to Question 2

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Proton pump inhibitors are generally considered first-line therapy to relieve symptoms and pre-vent complications of peptic ulcer disease when used over 6 to 8 weeks.

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