The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed fexofenadine for hay fever. When the nurse is assessing this patient's medication history, what drug would make the nurse question the order for fexofenadine?
A) Tetracycline
B) Penicillin
C) Gentamicin
D) Ketoconazole
D
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Drug–drug interactions vary among antihistamines. For example, anticholinergic effects may be prolonged if diphenhydramine is taken with a monoamine inhibitor and the interaction of fexofenadine with ketoconazole or erythromycin may raise fexofenadine concentrations to toxic levels. This is not a concern with tetracycline, penicillin, or gentamicin.
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