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When Steve used clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) for athlete’s foot he developed a red, itchy rash. He now has athlete’s foot again. What would be a good choice of antifungal for Steve?

It is important to educate patients taking hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy to take the drug daily at the same time to prevent:

Which patients should be counselled to not take calcium carbonate antacids without discussing it with their provider or a pharmacist first?

If a patient has hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease they may be treated with: 

Amanda has been prescribed isotretinoin by her dermatologist and is presenting with symptoms of sadness and depression. A Beck’s Depression Scale indicates she has mild to moderate depression. What would be the best care for her at this point?

Benztropine (Cogentin), may be given with a phenothiazine to:

An appropriate first-step therapy for a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that complains of heartburn that is minimally relieved with calcium carbonate would be:

In chronic eczema, a usual corticosteroid is not working as well as it was previously. Treatment options include:

When prescribing topical antibiotic or antiviral ointment it is important to educate the patient as follows:

In order to prevent diarrhea when traveling out of the country.  It is important to follow normal food and water precautions as well as taking: