A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who is prescribed an anxiolytic. As part of the plan, the nurse addresses medications that should be avoided to reduce the risk of increased CNS depression and sedation
Which of the following would the nurse include? Select all that apply.
A) Alcohol
B) Analgesics
C) Digoxin
D) Tricyclic antidepressants
E) Antipsychotics
Ans: A, B, D, E
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Alcohol, analgesics, tricyclic antidepressants, and antipsychotics should be used with caution with anxiolytics due to increased CNS depression and increased risk of sedation.
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