A Client Has Been Prescribed Amitriptyline (Elavil)for Treatment of Depression

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client has been prescribed amitriptyline (Elavil) for treatment of depression.The nurse teaches the client to avoid use of over-the-counter sleep aids.What is the nurse's rationale for this advice?

• A)Using these drugs in combination often causes bradycardia.
• B)Use of amitriptyline can change enzymatic action.
• C)Amitriptyline also induces sleep,so additional sleep aids are not needed.
• D)Using these two medications together decreases enzyme production in the pancreas,which results in pancreatitis.

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