Part-time work health care

Mr. Davidson, who is 67 years old, is to be discharged after major bowel surgery. The primary health care provider gives him a prescription for 24 tablets of Zolpidem (Ambien). When reading Mr. Davidson s chart you note that he works part time on weekends as a bartender. Discuss what you would emphasize when explaining the prescription to Mr. Davidson. 

Baldinger, S.L. Chow, M.S.S. Gannon, R.H. Kelly, E.T. Cost savings from having a clinical pharmacist work part-time in a medical intensive care unit. Am. J. Health-Syst. Pharm. 1997,. 54, 2811 2814. 

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