A patient will begin taking phentermine and topiramate [Osymia] to help with weight loss and asks the nurse why the second ingredient is necessary. Which is the correct response by the nurse?
a. "Topiramate helps reduce the risk of sei-zures that can occur with phentermine."
b. "Topiramate helps produce feelings of satiety to augment the drug effects."
c. "Topiramate increases the appetite sup-pression caused by phentermine."
d. "Topiramate increases the rate of weight loss by acting as a stimulant."
B
Topiramate is an antiseizure medication that acts to induce a sense of satiety in patients taking the combination product. It is not given for its antiseizure properties. Phentermine causes appetite suppression. Topiramate does not act as a stimulant.
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