Appropriate information to provide to the patient includes which of the following?

The pharmacist fills a prescription for sumatriptan 100 mg tablets for a migraine patient.

Appropriate information to provide to the patient includes which of the following?
A . If the sumatriptan does not relieve the headache within four hours, ergotamine may be used.
B . If no relief is achieved in two hours, sumatriptan may be repeated.
C . If the headache is relieved but another headache occurs eight hours later, sumatriptan may be used for the second headache.
D . The maximum dosage in any 24 hour period is six tablets.
E . If relief is not achieved, no other medication can be used for 24 hours.

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Answer: C