Patient instructions containers

A nurse instructs the patient taking aspirin to avoid foods containing salicylates because tiiis increases the risk of adverse reactions. Which foods should the patient avoid ... 

If your patient with parkinsonism is taking levodopa, he must be careful to avoid vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) because it may interfere with the therapeutic effects of the drug. Most multivitamin supplements contain vitamin B6. Therefore, be sure to instruct your patient to check with his health care provider before taking any vitamin supplements. 

If your patients are taking MAOIs, they need to avoid foods containing tyramine. Otherwise they may experience a life-threatening reaction, hypertensive crisis. Be sure to instruct ycur patients to avoid the following foods ... 

To determine whether human testing for a new drug or new drug product is reasonable, it is first necessary to conduct preclinical studies and to submit the IND. The necessary information needed to prepare the IND is outlined in Table 1. The IND is to contain information on appropriate prior animal studies for safety evaluation, any available clinical data, adequate drug identification and manufacturing instructions, and a detailed outline of the proposed clinical study, routs of administration, approximate number of patients to be used, and an estimate of the length of treatment and an environmental impact statement. 

A patient received 8 fluidounces of Kaopectate with the instructions of taking two teaspoonfuls of medication after each bowel movement. If the patient took Kaopectate after ten such bowel movements, how many milliliters of the medication should be left in the container ... 

Pharmaceutical powder is a mixture of finely divided drugs and/or chemicals in dry form. They are dispensed as bulk powders or divided powders. When the prescription is received for powders, first determine whether it is based upon one unit or upon a bulk formula to be subdivided into individual units. Bulk powders are provided as multiple doses in a container and the patient measures the dose as instructed at the time of administration. Some examples of bulk powders include Tolnaftate Powder USP and Nystatin Topical Powder USP as antifungals, and Desitin Powder for diaper rash. Divided powders are meant to be provided as single dose units in individually wrapped powder papers. Such single dose packets are stacked in a powder box, and the label... 

Because orlistat reduces the absorption of some fat-soluble vitamins and beta-carotene, counsel patients to take a multivitamin containing fat-soluble vitamins to ensure adequate nutrition. Instruct the patient to take the supplement once a day, at least 2 hours before or after the administration of orlistat, such as at bedtime. Doses greater than 120 mg 3 times a day have not been shown to provide additional benefit. 

Contact lenses As with all ophthalmic preparations containing benzalkonium chloride, instruct patients not to wear soft contact lenses during treatment with lodoxamide. 

Once you know about all drugs you will need to know the doses and instructions for use. It is always best to check the written instructions on the container or instruction sheet to ensure no confusion can exist. Be careful when there are multiple dosage forms of a drug that you do not assume that 2 tablets is equivalent to a certain milligram dose. In fact, make no assumptions unless necessary - always check This allows you to know whether the right drug has been prescribed in the correct dose and you can check the patient s adherence to the prescription instructions. A check on the amount prescribed, the date of the prescription and the number of tablets etc. left in the container also provide a check on adherence and the timing and duration of therapy. Further considerations are ... 

No drug-drug interactions have been reported for saw palmetto. Because saw palmetto has no effect on the PSA marker, it will not interfere with prostate cancer screening using this test. Recommended dosing of a standardized dried extract (containing 85-95% fatty acids and sterols) is 160 mg orally twice daily. Patients should be instructed that it may take 4-6 weeks for onset of clinical effects. 

In the same way that the medical profession has recognized the need to provide its members with guidance on their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, the pharmaceutical industry has realized that its employees need guidance as well. The industry is concerned that its employees may sully the pharmaceutical industry s reputation. The industry does not want their interactions with healthcare professionals to be perceived as inappropriate by patients or the public at large (PhRMA 2002). In order to avoid being overrun with the detailed nature of voluntary codes at the level of national associations, it is perhaps most instructive to start with the general principles contained in the IFPMA Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (IFPMA 2000). 

Elements [12] to [14] of the prescription include refill information, waiver of the requirement for childproof containers, and additional labeling instructions (eg, warnings such as "may cause drowsiness," "do not drink alcohol"). Pharmacists put the name of the medication on the label unless directed otherwise by the prescriber, and some medications have the name of the drug stamped or imprinted on the tablet or capsule. Pharmacists must place the expiration date for the drug on the label. If the patient or prescriber does not request waiver of childproof containers, the pharmacist or dispenser must place the medication in such a container. Pharmacists may not refill a prescription medication without authorization from the prescriber. Prescribes may grant authorization to renew prescriptions at the time of writing the prescription or over the telephone. Elements [15] to [17] are the prescriber s signature and other identification data. 

The other components of the policies and procedures manual include the medication management protocol and detailed instructions on use of the Cholestech LDX analyzer. The appendix of the policies and procedure manual contains copies of the forms and patient educational tools used in the program. 

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