The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin taking ciprofloxacin. What instruction will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this drug?
a. "Do not take this medication with oral contraceptive pills."
b. "Take at least 1 hour after or 2 hours before taking antacids."
c. "Take in the morning with your multivitamin tablet."
d. "Take with milk to reduce gastric upset."
ANS: B
Dairy products, multivitamins, and antacids should be avoided 1 hour before and 2 hours after taking ciprofloxacin because these products contain divalent cations that form a drug complex that prevents absorption of the ciprofloxacin.
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