A patient newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) has been taking antitubercular drugs for 1 week calls the clinic and is very upset. He says, "My urine is dark orange! What's wrong with me?" Which response by the nurse is correct?
1) You will need to stop the medication, and it will go away.
2) It's possible that the TB is worse. Please come in to the clinic to be checked.
3) This is not what we usually see with these drugs. Please come in to the clinic to be checked.
4) This is an expected side effect of the medicine. Let's review what to expect.

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