Question

What precautions should be taken when administering antibiotics, antiviral, antituberculins, antifungals, immunosuppressant, and HIV drugs. ?

Answer 1

Answer: Precautions that should be taken when administering antibiotics are:

• Course should be completed
• Drug should be taken as prescribed.
• The antibiotic should not be taken with dairy products.
• Grape fruit juice may reduce the affect of antibiotic.

Precautions taken when administering antiviral are:

• amphotericin should not be taken with antiviral drug.
• Consumption of alcohol should be avoided.

Precautions taken while administering antituberculin:

• Tuna fish should be avoided.
• Drug should be taken 30 minutes before the food.

Precautions taken while administering antifungal:

• Drug should be taken with food.
• Should not be taken without prescription.

Precautions taken while administering immunosuppressant :

• Vitamin D tablet should be taken along with these tablets because corticosteroid causes osteoporosis.
• It adversely effects the muscles so, healthy diet is required.

Precautions that should be taken while administering HIV drugs:

• Eliminate the consumption of alcohol
• Maintenance of the proper hygiene
• Drug should be taken on time.