Your depressed patient is starting a new medication called phenelzine (Nardil). Which teaching would be most important to emphasize?
A.
Educate the patient to take this medication ongoing, even as symptoms improve.
B.
Instruct the patient and family about the many food-drug interactions.
C.
Instruct the patient about interventions to relieve dry mouth.
D.
Inform the patient that this medication takes 4 to 6 weeks to take full effect.
ANS: B
Though all the responses are correct, response B is most important. Nardil is a MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) with a potentially life-threatening side effect of hypertensive crisis in the presence of certain aged and/or processed foods.
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