The nurse is teaching a patient about possible side effects when taking minocycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which side effect is the most common with this drug?
a. Salty taste in the mouth
b. Feeling of vertigo
c. Edema in the feet and legs
d. Ringing in the ears
ANS: B
Vertigo may develop with the use of any of the tetracyclines; however, vertigo is more common with the use of minocycline.
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