A patient comes to see you and you diagnose him with a peptic ulcer.You would like to prescribe short-term (one month) therapy with esomeprazole (Nexium) to give the ulcer the required time to heal.You also notice that this patient has a heart condition for which he is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) .Is it okay to continue with this therapy?
A) No
B) Yes
C) Yes,but only if you lower the dose of digoxin
D) Yes,but only if you raise the dose of esomeprazole
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