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Title: A patient has been placed on tacrolimus, and the route will be changed from IV to oral prior to ...
Post by: shaindel on Mar 6, 2019
A patient has been placed on tacrolimus, and the route will be changed from IV to oral prior to discharge home from the hospital. How will this change in administration route affect the patient's plan of care?
A)The patient's dose of tacrolimus will have to be increased.
B)The patient will receive the drug QID rather than BID
C)The patient will have to be monitored more closely for adverse effects.
D)The patient will have to take tacrolimus concurrently with an antiemetic.


Title: A patient has been placed on tacrolimus, and the route will be changed from IV to oral prior to ...
Post by: michlee on Mar 6, 2019
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Tacrolimus, like cyclosporine, is not well absorbed orally, so it is necessary to give higher oral doses than IV doses to obtain similar blood levels. Increased frequency is not necessarily required. Concurrent dosing with an antiemetic is not required. Regardless of the route by which the drug is provided, the patient needs to be closely monitored for adverse effects.