A patient will begin taking an immunosuppressant medication. The nurse learns that the patient has a history of frequent candidal infections. The nurse will expect the provider to order which drug as prophylaxis?
A) Fluconazole [Diflucan]
B) Ketoconazole
C) Posaconazole [Noxafil]
D) Voriconazole [Vfend]
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