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1241. Treatment with naphazoline eye drops for redness, burning, and irritation of the eye should not be done more than 72 hours.

1242. Budesonide side effects hypertension, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia, nausea, vomiting, and hyperglycemia.

1243. Trazodone could be used as a sleeping aid if benzodiazepines do not work.

1244. PaO2 = partial pressure alveolar oxygen.

1245. Nitroglycerin spray should not be shaken.

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1236. Nifedipine is taken on an empty stomach.

1237. Phenytoin is to be taken with food.

1238. Doxycycline is to be taken with food.

1239. Methotrexate is taken on an empty stomach.

1240. Lithium, phenytoin, theophylline, and digoxin all have a narrow therapeutic index.

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1231. In case prolactin is high, TSH may be checked.

1232. Primigravida is a woman who is pregnant for the first time.

1233. Captopril should be given 1 hour before meals.

1234. Tetracycline should be given on an empty stomach.

1235. Zafirlukast should be given 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.

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1226. Nitroglycerin spray does not shake.

1227. Podophyllin to protect normal skin when using it, put it away from fire and direct sunlight.

1228. Capsicum and methyl salicylate ointments are used without bandage.

1229. Cefuroxime should be taken with food. 

1230. Patients with COPD and pneumonia could be treated with ciprofloxacin. 

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1221. Respiratory acidosis is an increase in hydrogen ions in body fluids caused by the failure of the respiratory system to eliminate carbon dioxide.

1222. Orthostatic Hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure that occurs when an individual gets up suddenly from a recumbent (lying down, leaning, reclining) position.

1223. The combination of niacin and simvastatin may increase the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis (additive effects).

1224. Clopidogrel is a thienopyridine derivative related to ticlopidine, but it has antithrombotic effects that are greater than ticlopidine.

1225. Rabeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) indicated for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux, erosive gastritis, hypersecretory conditions, and the treatment of helicobacter pylori infections.