A patient is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. The patient is otherwise healthy. The nurse learns that the patient does not smoke and that he drinks 1 or 2 glasses of wine with meals each week
The nurse anticipates that the provider will prescribe which drugs?
a. Amoxicillin (Amoxil), clarithromycin, and omeprazole (Prilosec)
b. Amoxicillin (Amoxil), metronidazole (Flagyl), and cimetidine (Tagamet)
c. Clarithromycin, metronidazole (Flagyl), and omeprazole (Prilosec)
d. Tetracycline, cimetidine (Tagamet), and lansoprazole (Prevacid)
ANS: A
The regimen recommended for the treatment of PUD includes two antibiotics and an antisecretory agent. Amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole would meet this recommendation. Patients taking metronidazole cannot consume alcohol, as this would precipitate a disulfiram-like reaction. The last option does not include two antibiotics.
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