A patient with rheumatoid arthritis who began taking methotrexate 2 weeks ago calls the clinic and complains that the medication is not working. How should the nurse practitioner respond?
A) "We may need to switch your medication."
B) "We need to add a steroid medication to increase the effectiveness of methotrexate."
C) "Methotrexate takes 6 to 8 weeks to see a decrease in a patient's symptoms."
D) "The dosage may need to be titrated down so that it is more effective."
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