The nurse is performing a health history on a patient who has multiple sclerosis. The patient reports episodes of muscle spasticity and recurrence of muscle weakness and diplopia. The nurse will expect this patient to be prescribed which medication?

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The patient's symptoms suggest relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, which is typically treated with disease-modifying therapies such as interferon-B (IFN-B). Methylprednisolone may be used to treat acute exacerbations, while mitoxantrone may be used for more aggressive forms of MS. Cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant and would not address the underlying disease.

The Nurse Is Performing a Health History on a Patient