geriatrics Flashcards
1
Q
Potassium-rich foods (bananas, oranges, green leafy veg) interact with which drugs commonly?
A
ACEI/ARB
Spironolactone
Warfarin
2
Q
Vitamin K -rich foods interact with which notable drug?
A
Warfarin
3
Q
Statins interact with which juices?
A
Grapefruit
Apple
Orange
Cranberry
4
Q
Metronidazole interacts with what very badly?
A
Alcohol
5
Q
Amiodarone potentiates the anticoagulant effect of what drug?
A
Warfarin
6
Q
Which 2 drugs when taken together will cause severe hyperkalaemia?
A
ACEI and spironolactone
7
Q
Wenicke’s encephalopathy is due to which vitamin deficiency?
A
B1 deficiency