Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

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Mr. Liu is about to be discharged from the hospital with instructions to take Coumadin 1 mg bid. Mr. Liu is an elderly, easily confused man who will be cared for by his daughter who also has difficulty with instructions. Although you have reviewed his medication instructions with him and his daughter several times, you are not completely confident they understand that he should not drink alcohol or take any self-prescribed, over-the-counter medications or herbal cures while he is taking Coumadin .
Assignment: Conduct an Internet search to find information in plain language regarding the importance of not taking any over-the-counter medications while taking Coumadin .