Medication expiration - CORRECT ANSWER - do not take the medication after the end of the
month given
(exp): expiration July 2022. should not take after
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What to do with expired drugs - CORRECT ANSWER if a take back program program is not
available you are able to dispose of them in your home trash. At the hospital in the blue bin
Medication reconcilliation - CORRECT ANSWER the process of ensuring that a hospitals
patient's medication list is up to date as possible
Narcotic waste - CORRECT ANSWER - need 2 RNs for waste
document med administration - CORRECT ANSWER right after pt takes the medication in
current time
feverfew and aspirin - CORRECT ANSWER -drug- natural product interaction
- increase anticoagulant effect and bleeding risk
falls and alprazolam - CORRECT ANSWER Benzodiazepines, often prescribed to older adults
for anxiety or insomnia, can make falls more likely and should not be used long term.
grapefruit juice interaction - CORRECT ANSWER lipitor, viagra, ...
calcium chanel blockers
- enzyme or transporter may be blocked to cause too much or too little drug to be in the body
system
Codeine - CORRECT ANSWER - opioid agonist
-natural opioid alkaloid (schedule 2) obtained from opium
- less effective
-ceiling effect
- often combined with acetaminophen (schedule 3)
- more commonly used as a antitussive drug
- adverse effect: GI disturbance
Analgesic and constipation: how long for stool softeners to work - CORRECT ANSWER - 3
days
- adverse effect of analgesics
enteric- coated medications - CORRECT ANSWER - coated to delay absorption, not
recommended for crushing
- should not be crushed
morphine - CORRECT ANSWER -narcotic drug derived from opium, used to treat severe pain
- not as potent as dilaudid or fentanyl
- may cause respiratory depression
acetaminophen (tylenol) - CORRECT ANSWER - analgesic and antipyretic effects
-little to no anti inflammatory effects
acetaminophen (contraindications/ interactions) - CORRECT ANSWER - Should not be taken:
drug allergy, liver disease, alcohol, other hepatotoxic drugs
- jaundice
acetaminophen (toxicity) - CORRECT ANSWER - lethal when overdosed
- Overdose, whether intentional or resulting from chronic unintentional misuse, causes hepatic
necrosis: hepatotoxicity
- Recommended antidote: acetylcysteine regimen
- In the third phase, which begins about 48 to as late as 72 hours after the ingestion of
acetaminophen, liver blood test abnormalities begin to appear. Most notably, extremely high
(abnormal) levels of the liver blood tests, AST and ALT, are common with this type of liver
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