101-150 Patient Counseling Points

Question 1

Crestor/Rousvastatin

Answer 1

1. May be taken with or without food
2. Do not crush or chew
3. Contents may be sprinkled into soft food. Consume the mixture within 60 minutes of mixing.

Question 2

Lipitor/Atorvastatin

Answer 2

Suspension:
1. take on an empty stomact at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal
2. Can take without any regard to to time of day
3. Used the calibrated dosing syringe to take

Tablet:
1. with or without food
2. You can take at any time of day

Question 3

Pravastatin/Pravachol

Answer 3

Take without regard to meals

Question 4

Tricor/fenofibrate

Answer 4

Capsule - do not open, crush, dissolve, or chew - swallow whole

Administer without regard to food

Question 5

Zetia/Ezetimibe

Answer 5

Can take with or without food

Administer at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after bile acid sequesterants

Can be taken at the same time as statins or fenofibrate

Question 6

Depakote (ER)/Divalproex

Answer 6

1. take with food (may cause stomach upset)
2. Sprinkle capsules - may swallow whole or may open capsule and sprinkle on soft food. Eat immediately without chewing

Question 7

Dilantin/Phenytoin Sodium

Answer 7

1. Divide daily dose into 2-3 doses. Give largest dose at bedtime
2. ER is usually dosed q12h
3. Avoid antiacids at the same time as taking pheytoin
4. Seperate tube feeds by at least 2 hours
   5, Avoid IM injection
5. Does cross the placenta and is at risk for congenital malformations - try to avoid in pregnancy

Question 8

Keppra/Levetriacetam

Answer 8

1. if taking a liquid, use the calibrated measitung device
2. for IV infuse over 15 minutes
3. IF taking the ODT, peel the foil back - DO NOT push through the foil
   4.. Do not crush or chew tablet
4. If using a gastric tube, dilute the solution with 3 times the voule of purfied water (10 ml of l keppra = 30 ml of water)
5. may administer without regards to meals

Question 9

Lamictal/Lamotrigine

Question 10

Neurontin/Gralise
Gabapentin

Question 11

Phenobarbital

Question 12

Tegretol/Carbamazepine

Question 13

Topamax/Topiramate

Question 14

Vimpat/Lacosamide

Answer 14

A

Question 15

Ambien/Zolpimist/Edluar
Zolpidem

Question 16

Belsomra/Suvorexant

Question 17

Lunesta/Eszopiclone