The nurse practitioner is seeing a 24-year-old man in follow-up visit.  Three weeks ago, he was diagnosed with allergic rhinitis,  reporting that, “ for years, every spring when the pollen count is high, I get a runny, stuffy nose, and itchy throat”.  He started on a regimen of daily use of an intranasal corticosteroid as a controller medication with PRN use of an oral second-generation antihistamine for more severe symptoms. Which statement indicates that the patient understands his medication instructions from the initial visit?

A.“I take my antihistamine every day and am saving the nasal spray for really bad pollen days.”

B. “I use my antihistamine every day and my prescribed nasal spray only when I have a really bad runny or stuffy nose.”

C. "I use my prescribed nasal spray as advised every day, but I notice I haven’t had to use the antihistamine for a week.”  

D."I can use either the antihistamine pills or the nasal spray since both work the same way.” 

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