Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

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You are one of the health care practitioners involved in the care of a recently divorced, 55-year-old man with severe rheumatoid arthritis. He comes to the clinic where you work for a routine visit, complaining of insomnia. He requests a specific barbiturate, Seconal, as a sleep aid, asking for a month's supply. He says he wakes up every morning at four, tired but unable to go back to sleep. He admits that he rarely leaves his house during the day and says he has no interest in his previous enjoyable activities.
What is an ethically appropriate course of action?
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