A woman with moderate migraine headaches asks a nurse why the provider has ordered metoclopramide (Reglan) as an adjunct to aspirin therapy, because she does not usually experience nausea and vomiting with her migraines
The nurse will tell her that the metoclopramide is used to:
a. help induce sleep.
b. improve absorption of the aspirin.
c. prevent gastric irritation caused by the aspirin.
d. prolong the effects of the aspirin.
ANS: B
Besides reducing nausea and vomiting, metoclopramide also reverses gastric stasis and improves absorption of oral antimigraine drugs. It is not used to induce sleep. It does not prevent gastric irritation or prolong the effects of the aspirin.
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