GI Medications

Question 1

Ondanestron

Answer 1

Stops N/V
Give 30 minutes before chemo or 1 hour before radiation
may cause headache
Don’t give PO to clients with phenylketonuria because they contain aspartame

Question 2

Promethazine

Answer 2

Stops N/V
Psychiatric med works for N/V
May cause false + pregnant

Question 3

Meclizine

Answer 3

Stops N/V
Motion sick/dizzy
Take 1 hour before travel

Question 4

Loperamide

Answer 4

Stops Diarrhea
Watch for constipation
Take 30 minutes before meal
Be cautious if Cdiff or infection diarrhea

Question 5

Lactulose

Answer 5

Makes you poop
PO laxative to reduce ammonia levels works w/in 15 minutes.
Contains sugar - use with caution diabetics

Question 6

Polystyrene Sulfonate

Answer 6

Makes you poop
Rectal or PO to reduce potassium levels
Works w/in 15 minutes
Don’t give with paralytic tissue

Question 7

Psyllium

Answer 7

Makes you poop
Dietary fiber to cause fecal matter to expand and increase bowel movements. Mix with 8 oz water

Question 8

Docusate Sodium

Answer 8

Makes you poop
Stool softener
Takes days to work
Don’t chew or spit pills

Question 9

Magnesium hydroxide salts

Answer 9

Makes you poop
stool softener salts that cause loose stools to expand in intestine

Question 10

Antacids

Answer 10

Calcium Carbonate
Give 1 hour after meals with full glass of water
Can cause hypercalcemia
Don’t give with antibiotics

Question 11

Histamine 2 Blocker - H2 Blocker

Answer 11

Famotidine/Cimetidine
Used to prevent ulcers and reduces stomach acid. Give with or before meals

Question 12

Proton Pump Inhibitor

Answer 12

Omeprazole, pantoprazole
Take 60 minutes before meal
Don’t chew
May cause liver failure

Question 13

Simethicone

Answer 13

Simethicone - chew tablets after meals

Question 14

Sucralfate

Answer 14

Protects living of the stomach
Give PO on empty stomach
Do not crush or chew
May cause hyperglycemia
Do not give with warfarin or phenytoin