An older adult client is taking NSAID therapy for back pain. The physician has prescribed misoprostol (Cytotec), a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), to be taken concurrently. Which statement is accurate regarding taking these two medications simultaneously?
a. The use of PPIs may decrease the risk of GI bleeding associated with NSAIDs.
b. These two medications are prescribed for separate reasons and have no correlation.
c. The PPI has been ordered to potentiate the pain effect of the NSAID.
d. The NSAID has been ordered to potentiate the PPI.
a. The use of PPIs may decrease the risk of GI bleeding associated with NSAIDs.
FEEDBACK:
a. Cytotec is sometimes given for the prevention of NSAID-induced gastric ulcers.
b. The use of PPIs may decrease the risk of GI bleeding associated with NSAIDs. .
c. The use of PPIs may decrease the risk of GI bleeding associated with NSAIDs. .
d. The use of PPIs may decrease the risk of GI bleeding associated with NSAIDs. .
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