Question

1. To prevent oral complications, what is an important point to include in a teaching plan for a patient prescribed respiratory corticosteroid treatment?

Answer 1

Corticosteroid using for to reduce chronic inflammatory disease, swelling, itching, redness and allergic reaction. But it suppress immune system and elevate blood sugar level.

For to prevent oral complications have the medication with food to avoid gastric disturbances Avoid the use of tobacco and alcoholic consumption while taking this medicines.

If it is an capsule form swallow the whole contains do not break, crush or chew.

Store the medicine in a closed container in a room temperature away from moisture, heat and direct light. Keep from freezing. There is a chance of drug interactions with other medications.

Always adjust the medicine dose as per doctors order.

Follow low salt diet and rich potassium and protein diet.

Can take caloric diet after regular weight checking to avoid weight gaining.

There is a chance of food interaction. Avoid grape juice. If alreday have allergies such as food, dye, preservaties, inform Doctors before starting this medicines.

Avoid breast feeding.corticosteroid pass in to breast milk.