A patient is being discharged with prescribed sublingual nitroglycerin.Which teaching points does the nurse include in the patient's care plan?

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Sublingual or buccal nitroglycerin should not be swallowed because the liver destroys most of the drug and makes it ineffective.The drug should be kept in place until dissolved.Patients should not drink or eat until the tablet is dissolved.A tingling sensation as the tablet dissolves indicates that the drug is potent and any time a patient's chest pain persists after using one tablet,the prescriber should be notified.

A Patient Is Being Discharged with Prescribed Sublingual Nitroglycerin