The client is being treated with methenamine. He has been self-medicating with sodium bicarbonate as an antacid. The nurse anticipates that the interaction of these two medications will result in a(n) ____ of methenamine
a. enhanced action
b. inhibited action
c. toxic level
d. anaphylactic reaction
ANS: B
The combination of methenamine and sodium bicarbonate will result in an inhibited action of the methenamine.
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