A patient taking anti-inflammatory drugs tells you that some doses of the drug have been missed. What should you teach this patient to do when drug doses are missed? (Select all that apply.)
A) Skip all missed drug dosages.
B) Never take a double dose of this drug.
C) If it is close to the next time the drug is due, skip the missed dose.
D) If possible, take the missed dose within an hour of the scheduled time.
E) Once you have missed a dose, double up on the drug dose at the next time it is due.
F) All missed doses of the drug should be returned to the pharmacy.
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