A nurse cares for four elderly patients, all of whom are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and taking cholinesterase inhibitor drugs
The patient taking which drug concurrently with the choli-nesterase inhibitor is most likely to have gastrointestinal side effects? a. Donepezil (Aricept)
b. Rivastigmine (Exelon)
c. Galantamine (Razadyne)
d. Tacrine (Cognex)
B
The most common side effects of rivastigmine are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
Patients taking donepezil rarely have gastrointestinal side effects.
Patients taking galantamine rarely experience gastrointestinal side effects.
Patients taking tacrine may experience liver problems but not gastrointestinal side effects.
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