AUXILIARY LABELS

AUXILIARY LABELS ALL ANTI-INFECTIVES (ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIVIRAL, & ANTIFUNGAL) ans: 9.FINISH ALL THIS MEDICATION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY PRESCRIBER. (WHY: TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANT BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND FUNGI) ALL SULFONAMIDES ans: 3. TAKE WITH PLENTY OF WATER (WHY: TO PREVENT CRYSTALLIZATION IN THE KIDNEY) 12. AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICATION ALL TETRACYCLINES ans: 10.DO NOT TAKE DAIRY PRODUCTS, ANTACIDS, OR IRON PREPARATIONS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THIS MEDICATION (WHY: PREVENT BINDING OF DRUG WHICH AFFECTS ABSORPTION) 12. AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICATION 4.TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH * EXCEPTION=MINOCYCLINE, DOXYCYCLINE, AND LONG TERM TETRACYCLINE CIPROFLOXACIN ans: 10.DO NOT TAKE DAIRY PRODUCTS, ANTACIDS, OR IRON PREPARATIONS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THIS MEDICATION 12.AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICATION *EXCEPTION=MOXIFLOXACIN- DAIRY DOES NOT MATTER CLOXACILLIN ans: 4.TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH 1 HOUR BEFORE OR 2 TO 3 HOURS AFTER A MEAL. (WHY:FOODS STIMULATE THE PRODUCTION OF GASTRIC JUICES WHICH WILL INACTIVATE THE DRUG IN AN ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT METRONIDAZOLE-FLAGYL ans: 11.DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL. (WHY:NAUSEA & VOMITING) 1. TAKE WITH FOOD (WHY: TO HELP WITH THE NAUSEA) ALL NEW PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ANTIHYPERTENSIVES ans: 22.MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS AND DIZZINESS (WHY:CAN CAUSE DIZZY SPELLS BECAUSE OF A DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE) ALL NSAID'S ans: 1.TAKE WITH FOOD (WHY:TO MINIMIZE GI IRRITATION) *EXCEPTION=UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER STATES OTHERWISE 3.TAKE WITH PLENTY OF WATER ALL BIRTH CONTROL PILLS ans: 8.CERTAIN MEDICATIONS MAY ALTER THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIRTH CONTROL PILLS (WHY:BECAUSE THE ABSORPTION AND OR METABOLISM ARE AFFECTED IF TAKING ANTIBIOTICS ALL NARCOTICS ans: 5.MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS. ALCOHOL MAY INTENSIFY THIS EFFECT. USE CARE WHEN OPERATING A CAR OR DANGEROUS MACHINERY ALL NARCOTICS CONTAINING ACETAMINOPHEN ans: 11.DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL (WHY:LIVER TOXICITY) ALL BENZODIAZEPINES ans: 5. MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS. ALCOHOL MAY INTENSIFY THIS EFFECT. USE CARE WHEN OPERATING A CAR OR DANGEROUS MACHINERY. 6.AVOID TAKING THIS MEDICATION WITH GRAPEFRUIT OR GRAPEFRUIT JUICE. SPECIFICALLY: DIAZEPAM, TRIAZOLAM ALL MUSCLE RELAXANTS ans: 5.MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS. ALCOHOL MAY INTENSIFY THIS EFFECT. USE CARE WHEN OPERATING A CAR OR DANGEROUS MACHINERY ALL CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS ans: 6.AVOID TAKING THIS MEDICATION WITH GRAPEFRUIT OR GRAPEFRUIT JUICE *EXCEPTIONS=DILTIAZEM, AMLODIPINE ALL HMG-CoA ENZYME INHIBITORS "STATINS" ans: 6.AVOID TAKING THIS MEDICATION WITH GRAPEFRUIT OR GRAPEFRUIT JUICE *EXCEPTIONS=ROSUVASTATIN ALL TAB/CAP CORTICOSTEROIDS ans: 1.TAKE WITH FOOD ALL INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS ans: 19.RINSE MOUTH THOROUGHLY AFTER EACH USE (WHY:RESIDUE CAN CAUSE FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN THE MOUTH THROAT) LEVOTHYROXINE ans: 4. TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH 3. TAKE WITH PLENTY OF WATER