An adult patient has been diagnosed with bacterial sinusitis, and her care provider has prescribed oral erythromycin. The nurse has cautioned the patient against taking the drug together with antacids because this practice
A) delays metabolism of the drug.
B) can exacerbate nausea and reflux.
C) causes a dangerous rise in gastric pH.
D) decreases the absorption of the drug.
D
Feedback:
People should not take erythromycin after taking antacids. Antacids decrease the absorption of both the tablet and suspension form of erythromycin. Antacids do not cause a dangerous rise in pH, exacerbate GI upset, or delay the metabolism of the drug.
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