DRug Study
DRug Study
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Phazyme /Simethicone
Defoaming Relief of action symptoms disperses and pressure and prevents of excess gas the in the formation of digestive mucus tract; surrounded postoperative gas pockets gaseous in the GI distention tract; and pain, use changes the in endoscopic surface examination; tension of air gas bubbles swallowing; in the functional stomach and dyspepsia; small spastic or intestine, irritable enabling the colon; bubbles to diverticulitis coalesce, Unlabeled freeing gas use: to be more treatment of easily freed colic in by belching infants or flatus. 40 mg PO Antiflatulent qid after each meal and hour of
There GI: Nausea, have not vomiting, been any diarrhea, common constipation, or belching, important passing of side flatus. effects reported with this medicine. However, if you notice any side effects, check with your doctor.
Give after each meal and at hs. Ensure chewable tablets are chewed thoroughly before swallowing Take this drug after each meal and at bedtime; chew chewable tablets thoroughly before swallowing; shake drops bottle thoroughly before administration. You may experience increased belching and passing of flatus as gas disperses. Report extreme
sleep.
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Symptomatic Contraindicated in relief of pain patients prostaglandins and fever hypersensitive to in the central 70mg IV drug. nervous every 4 hours Use cautiously in system and for fever patients with long peripherally term alcohol use blocks pain because therapeutic impulse doses cause generation; hepatotoxicity in produces these patients. antipyresis
from inhibition of hypothalamic heat-regulating center.
Anti-pyretic
a rash blood disorders, such as thrombocy to-penia (low platelet count) and leukopenia (low number of white blood cells) hypotensio n (low blood pressure) when given in hospital by infusion (a continuous drip of medicine into a vein in your arm) liver and kidney
Hematologic Use liquid : hemolytic form for anemia, children and neutropenia, patients who leucopenia, have pancytopedifficulty nia. swallowing. Hepatic: In children, Jaundice dont exceed Metabolic: five doses Hypoglycein 24 hours. mia Advise Skin: rash, patient or urticaria. guardian that drug is only for short term use and to consult the physician if giving to children for longer than 5 days. Advise patient or caregiver that many over the counter products contain
acetaminophen; be aware of this when calculating total daily dose. Warn patient or caregiver that high doses or unsupervised long term use can cause liver damage.
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Rocephin /Ceftriaxone
Induction Treatment of of Excitory susceptible Amino infections Acid including Transporter chancroid, 2 gastroenteritis Expression (invasive and salmonellosis, Glutamate shegilosis), uptake in lyme disease, Primar meningitis Human (including Astrocites meningococcal Antimagnetism infective prophylaxis), syphilis, typhoid fever, whipples disease. Preoperative prophylaxis to reduce chance of postoperative surgical infections. 500mg IV daily (ANST)
Ceftriaxone is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to cephalosporins and penicillins, lidocaine or any other local anesthetic product of the amide type.
Diarrhea Nausea vomiting, rash pain temperature elevation tissue sloughing at IM injection site
Pain Indurate phlebitis after IV administration rash diarrhea eosinophilia casts in urine thrombocytosis and leukopenia