The nurse is providing care for a patient with a known allergy to sulfamethaxazole (Gantanol). Which of the following medications does the nurse understand should also be avoided? (Select all that apply.)
a. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
b. Doxocycline (Vibramycin)
c. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
d. Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)
e. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
f. Levafloxacin (Levaquin)
ANS: D, E
Patients with a known allergy to one antibiotic in a class should not be given other antibiotics in that same class due to potential allergy; Gantrisin, Bactrim, and Septra are sulfa antibiotics and should not be given to a patient with a sulfa allergy.
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