The nurse is providing medication teaching to a patient who will begin taking niacin with a bile acid sequestrant. How does the nurse instruct the patient to take these two medications?

Question

A) "Both medications should be taken 4 to 6 hours apart."
B) "Both medications should be taken in the morning."
C) "One medication should be taken in the morning but the other is taken at bedtime."
D) "Both medications can be taken at once just before going to bed."

Answer 1

A
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When niacin is prescribed with a bile acid sequestrant, the patient should be told to take the two medications 4 to 6 hours apart in the evening, with the niacin normally taken first.