A Patient Who Is Prescribed Gabapentin (Neurontin)for Seizures Is Also

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Multiple Choice

A patient who is prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) for seizures is also taking aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) for indigestion.What should you caution the patient about taking these two drugs?

• A) "Take the gabapentin 1 hour after the aluminum hydroxide."
• B) "Schedule at least 2 hours between taking the gabapentin and the aluminum hydroxide."
• C) "Take these two drugs together for the best action of both drugs to occur."
• D) "You may need to take a different antacid to avoid affecting the action of gabapentin."

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Definitions:

Tectonic Activity

The movement and behavior of the Earth's lithosphere, including the processes of plate tectonics that lead to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the creation of mountain ranges.

Continental Rifting

A tectonic process whereby the continental lithosphere stretches and breaks apart, leading to the formation of new ocean basins.

Passive Margin

The transition between oceanic and continental crust that is not an active plate boundary, typically characterized by a broad continental shelf and little seismic activity.

Island Arc

An island arc is a type of archipelago, composed predominantly of a series of volcanoes, which arcs roughly parallel to the boundary of oceanic tectonic plates that are being subducted beneath lighter continental plates.