A patient has been prescribed a heart medication called Lasix. Since it is available as the generic drug furosemide, you dispense the generic. Why is it appropriate for you to dispense furosemide 40 mg even though the doctor wrote the prescription for Lasix 40 mg? Why is it financially preferable to dispense furosemide instead of Lasix? The patient believes that the generic drug won't work as well as the brand name drug. How do you convince the patient that this is not the case?

SOLVED:A patient has heart failure, and a high dose of furosemide (Lasix) is ordered. What suggests a favorable response to Lasix? a. Decrease in level of consciousness and sleeping more b. Respiratory rate decreases from 28 / min to 20 / min and the depth increases. c. Increased congestion heard in breath sounds and complains of shortness of breath d. Urine output of 50 mI / 4  h and intake of 200  mL

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