A patient who will begin taking colchicine for gout reports taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, simvastatin, amoxicillin, and digoxin. What will the nurse do?
A) Contact the provider to discuss using a different antibiotic while this patient is taking colchicine.
B) Notify the provider about the potential risk of muscle injury when simvastatin is taken with colchicine.
C) Request an order for cardiorespiratory monitoring, because the patient is taking digoxin.
D) Suggest that the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) be withdrawn during colchicine therapy.
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