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A Patient with Severe Psoriasis Will Begin Taking Acitretin [Soriatane]

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A patient with severe psoriasis will begin taking acitretin [Soriatane]. The nurse obtains a health history and learns that the patient takes a combination oral contraceptive. What will the nurse do?


A) Counsel the patient to use another form of birth control along with the OCP.
B) Tell the patient she may stop using contraception when the medication is withdrawn.
C) Tell the patient that acitretin is safe to take during pregnancy.
D) Tell the patient to report spotting to the provider so that another form of contraceptive may be ordered.

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