Assignment task: Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements
John Jones, a 54-year-old client with chronic kidney failure and atrial fibrillation, receives a kidney transplant and is treating his mild depression with St. John's wort.
Question 1: Determine what medications are commonly used for atrial fibrillation and in renal transplantation.
Question 2: List the concerns with using immunosuppressants after kidney transplant, the issues with self- medication with St. John's Wart for depression, and the risk of drug interactions with potential herbal remedies and immunosuppressants after transplant.