An older adult client is currently using timolol maleate (Timoptic), ophthalmic solution, to reduce intraocular pressure due to glaucoma. She is also prescribed propranolol (Inderal), a beta blocker, for hypertension and oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan), an antispasmodic, for overactive bladder. What side effect do all three of these drugs have the potential to cause?
a. Mental impairment
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Upper respiratory tract infection
d. Pseudomembranous colitis
a. Mental impairment
FEEDBACK:
a. All three of these drugs can have CNS side effects, especially in older adults.
b. Thrombocytopenia is not a known side effect of these drugs. .
c. Upper respiratory tract infection is not a known side effect of these drugs. .
d. Pseudomembranous colitis is not a known side effect of these drugs. .
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