The nurse is providing care for a patient with a known allergy to sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol). Which medications should the nurse question if prescribed for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
b. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
c. Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
d. Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)
e. Doxycycline (Vibramycin)
f. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
ANS: D, F
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. A. B. C. E. These medications are not sulfa antibiotics and can safely be provided to the patient.
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