A female college student with migraine headaches that cause nausea and vomiting has been prescribed trimethobenzamide (Tigan). It is important for the nurse to caution the student to avoid using what?
A) St. John's wort
B) Calcium channel blockers
C) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D) Alcohol
D
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Locally acting antiemetics depress areas of the CNS. If combined with other CNS depressants, such as alcohol, patients could experience increasing CNS depression including dizziness and somnolence. St. John's wort, calcium channel blockers, and SSRIs are not CNS depressants.
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