The nurse is preparing to give the following medications to an HIV-positive client who is hospitalized with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP). Which of the following medications is most important to administer at the right time?

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It is important that antiretrovirals be taken at the prescribed time every day to avoid developing drug-resistant HIV. The other medications should also be given as close as possible to the correct time, but they are not as essential to receive at the same time every day.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Give the Following Medications to an HIV-Positive