2) A 9-year-old diagnosed with leukemia is also being treated for epilepsy. The physician prescribes carbamazepine 100 mg PO twice per day. The nurse should question this order because:

A. This is a lethal dose
B. Carbamazepine is not approved for children
C. Carbamazepine causes bone marrow suppression
D. Carbamazepine is for diabetes

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