A client takes an aspirin, a multivitamin, and an antihistamine every day. What is the most important instruction by the nurse when the client is prescribed levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa)?
1. "You should not take the multivitamin with your levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa)."
2. "You should not take the antihistamine with your levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa)."
3. "You should not take the aspirin with your levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa)."
4. "These medications are safe to take with levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa)."
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Vitamin B6 will decrease the effects of levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa), so a multivitamin should not be taken with the medication.
Rationale 2: There is no contraindication to taking an antihistamine.
Rationale 3: There is no contraindication to taking aspirin.
Rationale 4: Not all the medications are safe to take with levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa).
Global Rationale: Vitamin B6 will decrease the effects of levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa), so a multivitamin should not be taken with the medication. There is no contraindication to taking an antihistamine or aspirin. Not all the medications are safe to take with levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa).
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