The nurse caring for a patient with AIDS who receives agenerase is preparing the patient for discharge. What dietary counseling will the nurse provide based upon the patient's medication regimen?
A) Avoid high-fat meals while taking this medication
B) Limit fluid intake to 2 L per day
C) Limit sodium intake to 2 g per day
D) Avoid meals high in protein while taking this medication
Ans: A
Feedback: Patients taking the protease inhibitor Agenerase (amprenavir) (APV) should be advised to avoid high-fat meals because they decrease the blood concentration of this drug by 21%. Patients prescribed this drug can take it with or without regard to meals, but if taken with food the meals should not be high in fat. Fluid, sodium, and protein restrictions play no role in relation to this drug.
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