A physician's assistant orders two medications for a client and instructs a nurse to administer the medications together. The nurse questions the order because incompatibilities can occur when two drugs are compounded. These incompatibilities may include:

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Incompatibilities that may occur when two drugs are compounded include physical incompatibilities (such as precipitation or discoloration), chemical incompatibilities (such as degradation or hydrolysis of one or both drugs), and therapeutic incompatibilities (such as antagonistic effects or reduced effectiveness).

A Physician's Assistant Orders Two Medications for a Client and Instructs