Meds That Cause Changes

[springgarden]

I am preparing for my Nclex Exam and there was a question about which drug would change the colour of a patient's urine.

Another question was about which medication should not be stored in the fridge.

So my questions are

1 - Which Nclex Meds change urine colour?

2 - Which Nclex Meds change Stool colour?

3 - Which Nclex Meds should always be stored in the fridge?

4 - Which Nclex Meds should never be stored in the fridge?

Thanks

[reussir1]

You could use a drug book...

[resumecpr]

Have you tried to look up this information yourself yet? If not, I suggest you do, that way you will retain the answer.

Good luck with the exam.

[EmergencyNrse]

I once was making carrot juice and drinking so much that my skin turned orange.

β-Carotene ... what a rush! :-)

(Oh, and do your own homework)

[merlee]

So, are there non-NCLEX meds?

Do your homework.

[DemonWings]

Rifampin and pyridium turn the urine orange

iron can turn stool green

on a funny note, my one year old once ate a few crayons and the stool was rainbow:)

There are so many medications that are temperature sensitive, too many to mention, I know off hand clindamycin is room temp, amoxicillin is refridgerated:) ( the liquid versions of course)

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

There are many meds that cause changes in color of urine.

There are too many to count, that require special temperature settings.

And to my knowledge, all meds are "NCLEX" meds.

[caliotter3]

Good luck studying for NCLEX.

[springgarden]

I was using "Nclex Meds" to refer to common meds likely on the exam like Lasix, Dilantin, Propanolol etc.

How do I fing such information in the drug book? Not that I want to be lazy, but I thought you migght know it off hand.

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

Any time you have a question that is pretty straightforward, you can always google it, then use a nursing textbook or drug guide to confirm.

Start with this link. My search phrase in Google was "medications that change color of urine."

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/urine_color_changes/side-effects.htm

You're right. It would be difficult to impossible to use a drug guide first if you have no idea where to start. It's like telling someone who can barely spell to use a dictionary to find out how to spell something.

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

I was using "Nclex Meds" to refer to common meds likely on the exam like Lasix, Dilantin, Propanolol etc.

To be honest...chances are any pharmacology questions you get on the NCLEX will be over drugs that you have never even heard of...in addition to more common meds. Just be prepared for that!

[NurseLearningForLife]

rifampin and pyridium turn urine red-orange.

Iron turn stool dark color.

Unopen Insulin must keep in the fridge.

contrast media (barium) turn stool white, tell the pt. to drink a lot of water. Hehe dis is wat i studied last night! gonna go for Nclex test end of this month! hopefully it's helpful!