A patient is prescribed with chlorpropamide (Diabinese). The nurse should notify the physician if the patient reports being allergic to:
  1. Penicillin
  2. Sulfur
  3. Iodine
  4. Aspirin
Explanation
Answer - B - The nurse should notify the physician if the patient reports being allergic to sulfur. The drug is a sulfonamide, a sulfur-based drug used to treat type diabetes. It would be contraindicated in a patient with an allergy to sulfur.
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