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A 19-Year-Old Female Is a Nasal Staph Aureus Carrier and Is

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A 19-year-old female is a nasal Staph aureus carrier and is placed on 5 days of rifampin for treatment. Her only other medication is combined oral contraceptives. What education should she receive regarding her medications?


A) Separate the oral ingestion of the rifampin and oral contraceptive by at least an hour.
B) Both medications are best tolerated if taken on an empty stomach.
C) She should use a back-up method of birth control such as condoms for the rest of the current pill pack.
D) If she gets nauseated with the medications she should call the office for an antiemetic prescription.

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