Medication Class & Action
This class of oral diabetic drugs reduces glucose production in the liver and increases insulin sensitivity.
What is Biguanide (Metformin)?
Common GI side effects of metformin include these three symptoms.
What are nausea, diarrhea, and decreased appetite?
This insulin must be given within 15 minutes of a meal.
What is Insulin lispro?
Metformin should be withheld before and after this diagnostic procedure.
What is Contrast dye (e.g., for CT scans)?
Rotate insulin injection sites to prevent this complication.
What is Lipodystrophy?
This type of insulin has no peak and provides 24-hour coverage.
What is Insulin glargine (a long-acting insulin)?
Agranulocytosis is a serious adverse effect of this antithyroid medication.
What is Methimazole?
Thyroid medications should be taken at this time of day.
What is First thing in the morning on an empty stomach?
Sulfonylureas should not be taken with alcohol due to this type of reaction.
What is a Disulfiram-like reaction?
Monitor these three labs in patients taking thyroid hormone.
What are TSH, T3, and T4?
These medications lower intraocular pressure by increasing aqueous humor outflow.
What is Latanoprost (prostaglandin)?
Brown discoloration of the iris and eyelash growth can occur with this glaucoma drug.
What is Latanoprost?
These insulins should not be mixed with any other type of insulin.
What are Insulin glargine and Insulin detemir?
This type of medication may mask symptoms of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients.
What are Beta blockers?
Instruct glaucoma patients to apply pressure to this area after eye drop instillation.
What is the inner canthus (nasolacrimal duct)?
This hormone replacement drug increases metabolic rate and is used for hypothyroidism.
What is Levothyroxine (a synthetic thyroid hormone)?
Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect of this antidiabetic medication.
What is Metformin?
This eye medication is best administered in the evening.
What is Latanoprost?
Levothyroxine should be taken separately from calcium or iron for this reason.
What is They decrease levothyroxine absorption?
Clients taking sulfonamides need to maintain this daily urine output.
What is 1200–1500 mL per day?
These drugs inhibit synthesis of thyroid hormone and are used for Graves’ disease.
What are Methimazole and Propylthiouracil (antithyroid drugs)?
This side effect of sulfonamides includes painful skin lesions, fever, and malaise.
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
Clients taking GLP-1 agonists should take other oral meds at least 1 hour before due to this effect.
What is Delayed gastric emptying?
This glaucoma med is contraindicated in patients with asthma due to bronchospasm risk.
What are Beta-adrenergic blocker eye drops (e.g., timolol)?
Patients taking metformin should be taught to report symptoms of this rare but life-threatening condition.
What is Lactic acidosis?