You routinely administer combination drugs.. but do you know what's in them? To find out, match each combination of ingredients in Section II with its correct name in Section I.
SECTION I
1. Phenergan VC (Wyeth-Ayerst)
2. Corzide (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
3. Midrin (Carnrick)
4. Pred G (Allergan)
5. Proctofoam-HC (Schwarz)
SECTION 11
a. gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 0.3% base; prednisolone acetate, l %
This eye drop is used to treat bacterial infections. It contains the aminoglycoside antibiotic, gentamicin, and a corticosteroid, prednisolone, to relieve itching and redness. Tell your patient to avoid touching the dropper to her eye, which would contaminate the remaining solution.
b. each 5 ml contains: promethazine HCI, 6.25 mg; phenylephrine HC4 5 mg
Prescribed to relieve cold symptoms, this combination contains promethazine, an antihistamine that relieves itchy nose, eyes, and throat, and phenylephrine, a sympathomimetic to relieve congestion. Warn your patient that this drug may make him feel very drowsy or dizzy.
c. hydrocortisone acetate, 1 %; pramoxine HC4 1%
Used to relieve anal inflammation and itching, this combination contains a corticosteroid, hydrocortisone, and a local anesthetic, pramoxine. It's supplied in an aerosol container with a special applicator. Teach your patient how to fill the applicator and caution him to remove it from the container before inserting it into his anus.
d. isometheptene mucate, 65 mg; dichloralphenazone, 100 mg; acetaminophen, 325 mg
A health care provider may prescribe this combination to relieve migraine headaches. Isometheptene constricts dilated cranial blood vessels, dichloralphenazone is a mild sedative, and acetaminophen is a nonopioid analgesic. Advise your patient to take two capsules at the first sign of a migraine headache, then one capsule every hour, but no more than five in 12 hours, until his pain is relieved.
e. nadolol, 40 or 80 mg; bendroflumethiazide, 5 mg Indicated to manage hypertension, this combination contains a nonselective beta-adrenergic blocker, nadolol, and a thiazide diuretic, bendroflumethiazide. Warn your patient not to stop this drug without instructions from his health care provider; abrupt discontinuation could trigger angina or myocardial infarction in someone with ischemic heart disease. 0
ANSWERS: 1b, 2e, 3d, 4a, 5c.
Marcy Portnoff Gever, RPh, MEd, author of Drug Challenge, is drug information editor for Nursing 2001.
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