The nurse is engaged in patient teaching about a newly prescribed bile acid sequestrant that may be mixed with a carbonated beverage. What bile acid sequestrant is the nurse describing?
A) Cholestyramine (Questran)
B) Colesevelam (Welchol)
C) Colestipol (Colestid)
D) Ezetimibe (Zetia)
C
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Colestipol can be mixed with a carbonated beverage. The mixture should be stirred and all of the liquid should be swallowed. Ezetimibe is a cholesterol absorption inhibitor and comes in tablet form. The other two options are bile acid sequestrants, but should not be taken with carbonated beverages. The carbonation interferes with the absorption of the drug.
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