The nurse notes hematuria and petechiae in a patient receiving warfarin (Coumadin). Which of the following medications that the patient is receiving may be increasing the effectiveness of the warfarin? (Select all that apply.)
a. Loratadine (Claritin)
b. Amiodarone (Cordarone)
c. Ampicillin (Amoxicillin)
d. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
e. Furosemide (Lasix)
B, D
Amiodarone and cimetidine can increase the effects of warfarin and therefore the patient's risk for bleeding tendencies.
Loratadine has no known drug-drug interaction with warfarin.
Ampicillin has no known drug-drug interaction with warfarin.
Furosemide has no known drug-drug interaction with warfarin.
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