The nurse provides drug teaching to the patient who will begin taking polycarbophil (FiberCon). What is the nurse's priority teaching point?
A) Do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours after taking the medication.
B) Drink lots of water when taking the drug.
C) Take at night before bedtime.
D) The drug can be taken up to six times per day.
B
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Patients must take plenty of water with polycarbophil. If only a little water is consumed, the medication may absorb enough fluid in the esophagus to swell the food into a gelatin-like mass that can cause obstruction and other severe problems. The drug should be taken no more than four times a day and should not be taken at night.
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