A 75-year-old patient tells the nurse that he had extreme drowsiness after recently taking dosages of an over-the-counter cold medication. The nurse notes the patient ingested the prescribed amount of the medication. What does this information suggest to the nurse? The patient

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The fact that the patient is elderly suggests that he may have a different response to the medication than a younger person would. Therefore, the extreme drowsiness may have been due to his age-related physiological changes. There is no evidence that the patient took more than the prescribed amount or had an allergic reaction to the medication. Lack of information about other routine medications makes it impossible to know if there was a drug interaction.

A 75-Year-Old Patient Tells the Nurse That He Had Extreme