Adjuvant Analgesics
Adjuvant Analgesics ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is educating a client who has fibromyalgia about the use of pregabalin as an adjuvant analgesic.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the education?
Pregabalin does not cause bone marrow suppression. This is a serious side effect of some other drugs, such as chemotherapy agents, but not pregabalin.
Pregabalin can cause weight gain, not weight loss. This is another common side effect of pregabalin, which may affect about 1 in 18 people who take it. Therefore, patients should monitor their weight and nutritional intake while taking pregabalin.
Pregabalin can cause drowsiness, so avoid driving or operating machinery. This is a common side effect of pregabalin, which is a drug that is used to treat the pain of fibromyalgia. Pregabalin works by reducing the abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes pain.
Pregabalin does not cause rash. This is a rare side effect of some other drugs, such as antibiotics, but not pregabalin. However, if patients develop any signs of allergic reaction to pregabalin, such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, they should stop taking it and notify their provider immediately.
Pregabalin can cause drowsiness, so avoid driving or operating machinery. This is a common side effect of pregabalin, which is a drug that is used to treat the pain of fibromyalgia. Pregabalin works by reducing the abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes pain.
Choice A is wrong because pregabalin does not cause bone marrow suppression. This is a serious side effect of some other drugs, such as chemotherapy agents, but not pregabalin.
Choice B is wrong because pregabalin can cause weight gain, not weight loss. This is another common side effect of pregabalin, which may affect about 1 in 18 people who take it. Therefore, patients should monitor their weight and nutritional intake while taking pregabalin.
Choice D is wrong because pregabalin does not cause rash. This is a rare side effect of some other drugs, such as antibiotics, but not pregabalin. However, if patients develop any signs of allergic reaction to pregabalin, such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, they should stop taking it and notify their provider immediately.