Anti - infective
This antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV can cause bone marrow suppression, resulting in anemia and neutropenia.
What is zidovudine (Retrovir)?
This hormonal medication used for contraception and reproductive disorders can cause breakthrough bleeding, thromboembolism, and decreased bone mineral density with prolonged depot use.
What is medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera)?
This antiviral medication is prescribed to treat COVID-19 in eligible high-risk clients and must be started within five days of symptom onset.
What is nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid)?
A client preparing for international travel is prescribed an antimalarial medication. The nurse discovers that the client has a history of psoriasis and G6PD deficiency.
Which medication should the nurse question?
What is chloroquine (Aralen)?
A client prescribed an antibiotic for a respiratory infection reports a previous severe allergic reaction to penicillin involving throat swelling and difficulty breathing.
What is the nurse's priority action?
What is withhold amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) and notify the healthcare provider because the client's history suggests a serious penicillin allergy?