The nurse is monitoring a female client receiving paregoric to treat diarrhea for drug interactions.
Which drugs can produce additive constipation when given with an opium preparation?
a- Antiarrhythmic drugs
b- Anticholinergic drugs
c- Anticoagulant drugs
d- Antihypertensive drugs
Answer B.
Paregoric has an additive effect of constipation when used with anticholinergic drugs.
Antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives aren’t known to interact with paregoric.
a- Antiarrhythmic drugs
b- Anticholinergic drugs
c- Anticoagulant drugs
d- Antihypertensive drugs
Answer B.
Paregoric has an additive effect of constipation when used with anticholinergic drugs.
Antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives aren’t known to interact with paregoric.
