A client is receiving interleukin-2 (IL-2)for cancer.Which drug is the nurse prepared to administer if needed?

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Clients receiving IL-2 therapy usually experience chills,fever,and rigors during the infusion,especially the first time that they receive the drug.These reactions are a normal response to the administration of biological response modifiers such as IL-2.Clients are treated symptomatically for the discomfort.Demerol is used to treat the chills and rigor.The other medications would not treat a side effect of IL-2 therapy.

A Client Is Receiving Interleukin-2 (IL-2)for Cancer