During discharge teaching, the nurse is to give the patient a signed, dated, and timed prescription from the physician for medications to be taken at home. Which prescription drug order needs to be corrected before it is given to the patient?
A) Warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg PO daily before dinner
B) Methotrexate (Trexall) 8 tablets PO once weekly on Saturdays
C) Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 137 mcg PO daily before breakfast
D) Zolpidem (Ambien) 5 mg PO at bedtime as needed for sleep
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