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Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Therapeutic class - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔antiheartburn drug


Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Pharmacologic class - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔antacid


Aluminum hydroxide Actions and Uses - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Aluminum

compounds are minimally absorbed

-Neutralize stomach acid by raising pH of stomach contents

-Do not reduce volume of acid secretion

-Most effectively used in combination with other antinuclear drugs for

symptomatic relief of heartburn due to PUD or GERD


Aluminum hydroxide Administration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔· Administer 2 hours

or more before or after other drugs



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,· Can impact the absorption of other drugs

· Pregnancy category C
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Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Pregnancy category - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C


Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Onset - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔20-40 min


Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Duration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2-3 hr


Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Adverse Effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔·

Constipation

· Phosphate depletion


Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Contraindications - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔·

Patients with suspected bowel obstruction

· Caution in patients who are malnourished, alcoholics, and who have CKD


Aluminum hydroxide Drug to drug interactions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔impacts

absorption of other drugs, sodium polystyrene sulfonate may cause

systemic alkalosis

Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Lab test interactions - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔serum gastrin and urinary pH may increase, phosphate may decrease



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,Aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) Herbal/food interactions - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔may inhibit absorption of dietary iron
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Omeprazole (Prilosec) Therapeutic class - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Antiulcer drug


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Pharmacologic class - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔proton pump

inhibitor


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Actions and Uses - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- First PPI to be

approved for PUD

- Available in Rx and OTC form

- Reduces stomach acid secretion by creating an irreversible bind to the

enzyme H+, K+ -ATPase

- Used at higher dose and longer period for chronic hypersecretion of

gastric acid (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)

- Zegerid: combo drug w/ omeprazole and sodium bicarb


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Administration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- PO only; approved

for children age 2 and older

- Administer before breakfast, on empty stomach

- May be administered w/ antacids

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, - Capsules and tablets should not be chewed, divided or crushed


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Pregnancy category - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pregnancy
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Category C


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Onset - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 hr, Can take 2hrs to reach

therapeutic effect,


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Duration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- effects last up to 72hrs


- Used for 4-8 week therapy of active peptic ulcers and GERD; most

patients are symptom free after 2 weeks


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Adverse Effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Generally minor;

headache, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain

- Rare: blood disorders causing fatigue and weakness

- Therapy is usually limited to 2 months; atrophic gastritis &

hypomagnesemia have been reported with prolonged treatment


Omeprazole (Prilosec) Contraindications - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-

Hypersensitivity to PPI

- OTC not approved for under 18 years old




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