A patient who has received a prescription for orlistat Xenical ...

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A patient who has received a prescription for orlistat Xenical for weight loss asks the nurse how the drug works. The nurse will tell the patient that orlistat works by:
 
  a. altering how the body stores energy.
  b. reducing the body's absorption of fats.
  c. increasing the body's metabolic rate.
  d. suppressing the appetite.

Question 2

A patient is about to begin therapy with fingolimod Gilenya to treat multiple sclerosis. The nurse learns that the patient has not had chickenpox or the varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine. What will the nurse do?
 
  a. Advise the patient to avoid individuals with chickenpox.
  b. Give the VZV vaccine with the initial dose of fingolimod.
  c. Give the VZV vaccine and tell the patient to begin using fingolimod in 1 month.
  d. Obtain an order for a VZV antibody test.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Orlistat works by altering the absorption of fats. It does not affect how energy is stored, the me-tabolic rate, or the appetite.

Answer to Question 2

D
Patients who have not had chickenpox or the VZV vaccine should be tested for VZV antibodies before receiving fingolimod. It is not correct to advise patients to avoid people with chickenpox, because this disease is endemic. Patients who do not have VZV antibodies should receive the VZV vaccine 1 month before beginning the fingolimod. The VZV vaccine should be given only to those who do not have VZV antibodies.

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