Help Bust Med Administration Myths

May 2016

Medication administration myths sometimes just won't go away.

MYTH: Levothyroxine needs to be taken in the morning without food. It's true that this med's absorption is reduced when taken with food.

But if taking levothyroxine in the morning without food isn't possible, patients CAN take it at night...a few hours after eating.

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Table of Contents

Counseling When in Doubt, "Pharm Out" Calls from Nurses
Psoriasis Choose a Topical Corticosteroid Dosage Form a Patient Will Adhere To
Naloxone more emphasis on providing naloxone to those at risk for an opioid overdose
Natural Health Products Keep Supplement Interactions on Your Radar
Med Administration Help Bust Med Administration Myths
Diabetes Ensure Fasting Patients With Diabetes Have Diabetic Testing Supplies
Interactions Expedite Requests for Reduced Doses of DOACs (Pradaxa, etc)
HIV & AIDS Stress Adherence in Patients Taking Truvada for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Depression Be Careful NOT to Mistake Adderall for Inderal
Infections Expect to See One to Two Weeks of Antibiotics for Mild Diabetic Foot Infections
Automated Dispensing Consider Weekly Sample Counts With Automated Dispensing Devices