V.

DRUG STUDY
GENERIC NAME DOSAGE CLASSIFICATION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING
FREQUENCY REACTION RESPONSIBILITIES

Ipratorium Br, Neb q 8 hours Anti- asthmatic and Management 1. Patients who are Fine Tremor of 1. Assess vital signs
Salbutamol/Albuterol sulfate COPD Preparations of reversible allergic to the drug. skeletal muscle, before drug
(Combivent) bronchospasm palpitations, administration.
associated with 2. Patients with headache, dizziness, 2. Instruct patient to
obstructive Hypertrophic nervousness, contact health care
airway diseases Obstructive dryness of mouth, professional
in patients who Cardiomyopathy. throat irritation and immediately if
require more 3. Patients having urinary retention. shortness of breath
than a single tachyarrhythmia is not relieved by
bronchodilator medication.
3. Advise the patient
to rinse mouth with
water after using
the nebulizer to
minimize dry
mouth.
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ROUTE AND ACTION
FREQUENCY

Ceftriaxone 1 g IV q8 hours Bactericidal; Lowers respiratory Contraindicated with Headache, 1. Assess patient of signs and
inhibits synthesis infections caused by allergy to cephalosporin or dizziness, symptoms of infection
of bacterial cell streptococcus penicillin. Use cautiously lethargy, before and during the
wall causing pneumonia, with renal failure, nausea, treatment.
death staphylococcus lactation and pregnancy vomiting, 2. Report signs of unexplained
aureus, H. diarrhea, bleeding.
Influenza, E. Coli, anorexia 3. Assess for possible upper
Enterobacter infection; fever, itching,
aerogenes malaise, redness.
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ROUTE AND OF ACTION
FREQUENCY

Clarithromycin 125 mg/5 ml- Inhibits protein Treatment of Contraindicated with Diarrhea,nausea,abnormal 1. Inform patient to take
8ml 2x a day for synthesis in upper respiratory hypersensitivity to taste,dyspepsia,and this medication with a
7 days susceptible infections caused clarithromycin, abdominal discomfort full glass of water.
bacteria, causing by Streptococcus erythromycin, or any 2. Report severe or watery
cell death. pyogenes,, macrolide antibiotic. diarrhea, severe nausea
Streptococcus or vomiting, rash or
pneumonia itching and mouth sores

Treatment of
lower respiratory
infections caused
by Mycoplasma
pneumoniae, S.
pneumoniae,
Haemopbilus
influenzae,
Moraxella
catarrhalis
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ROUTE AND ACTION
FREQUENCY

Brand Name: 250 mg/5 ml, 7.5 Unknown. Relief of mild pain Contraindicated in Hematologic: 1. Assess patient’s
ml q4 hours for and fever. patients with temperature.
Tempra 37.5 up Thought to hypersensitivity to the Hemolytic
produce analgesia drug. anemia, 2. Teach client warning
GenericName: by blocking neutropenia, signs that needs
Paracetamol generation of leukopenia, immediate attention of
pain impulses, pancytopenia the physician.
Classification: probably by
inhibiting Hepatic:
Non-narcotic 3. Evaluate therapeutic
prostaglandin liver damage, effects.
analgesics and
synthesis in the jaundice
antipyretics
CNS or the
synthesis or Metabolic:
action of other
hypoglycemia
substances that
sensitize pain Skin:
receptors to
mechanical or rash,urticaria
chemical
stimulation. It is
thought to relieve
fever by central
action in the
hypothalamic
heat-regulating
center