While providing medications the nurse notes that a client has just consumed 8 ounces of milk. Which medication should the nurse withhold from administering?
1. Calcium channel blocker
2. Diuretic
3. Aspirin
4. Tetracycline antibiotic
Answer: 4
1. Milk does not interact with calcium channel blockers.
2. Milk does not interact with diuretics.
3. Milk does not interact with aspirin.
4. The calcium in antacids and dairy products reduces the absorption of Tetracyclines.
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