The nurse is reviewing a patient's medications prior to administration. The drug-drug interaction of most concern to the nurse is concurrent use of sildenafil (Viagra) and
a. nitroglycerin.
b. aspirin.
c. thiazide diuretics.
d. anticoagulants.
A
Concurrent use of sildenafil and nitrates or alpha blockers would most concern the nurse, because severe hypotension may occur.
Aspirin, thiazide diuretics, and anticoagulants have no known drug-drug interaction with silde-nafil.
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