The nurse is providing care for a patient with a known allergy to sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol).Which medications should the nurse question if prescribed for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

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Patients with a known allergy to one antibiotic in a class should not be given other antibiotics in that same class due to potential allergy; Gantrisin,Bactrim,and Septra are sulfa antibiotics and should not be given to a patient with a sulfa allergy.A.B.C.E.These medications are not sulfa antibiotics and can safely be provided to the patient.

The Nurse Is Providing Care for a Patient with a Known