The Physician Has Prescribed a Brand Name Drug for the Client

The physician has prescribed a brand name drug for the client. The client tells the nurse that the medication is too expensive. What is the best plan by the nurse?

A) Help the client receive free medicine through a "patient assistance" program.
B) Ask the physician if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted.
C) Ask the physician if a generic drug may be substituted.
D) Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from the physician's office.