Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Amphotericin B as follows:
- If you miss a dose, try taking it at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the dose scheduled. Do not take an extra dose to try making up for the missed dose. Notify your doctor and other health care personnel regarding your dose noncompliance.
- Amphotericin B is metabolized and excreted by the kidneys. Individuals with history of compromised renal function cannot metabolize and excrete Amphotericin B and this can lead to increased blood levels of Amphotericin B for longer duration, leading to toxicity. Amphotericin B should be avoided or used with extreme caution in such individuals.
- Close watch for signs and symptoms of arrhythmias must be maintained in individuals with history of cardiac arrhythmias, as Amphotericin B has the potential to exacerbate any underlying arrhythmias. Compliance with blood work ordered to monitor serum potassium and magnesium ions is mandatory.
- Evenly space out the doses of the antibiotic and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule helps with maintaining a constant level of the antibiotic in the body, which is needed for infection control. Also, this helps to avoid forgetting the medication.
