DRUG NAME INDICATION ACTION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM INDICATION AND SIDE EFFECTS CONSIDERATION NURSING
•Duodenal and OF ACTION
Completely CONTRAINDICATION
Contraindicated in patients • Vertigo, malaise, RESPONSIBILITY
•Assess patient for abdominal
gastric ulcers inhibits action hypersensitive to drug and headache, blurred pain. Note presence of blood in
Metronidazole
Ranitidine HCL Trichomonacide, Effective against
of histamine on those with
 porphyria
Peritonitis vision, jaundice,
 GI: emesis, stool, or gastric
Monitor
500mg IV q 8 amebicide
•Maintenance anaerobic
the H2 atbacteria  Intra-abdominal burning• andNausea itching aspirate CBC, and
50 mg q 4 IV therapy for and protozoa.
receptor sites abscess in patients at injection
•Use cautiously site
• Vomiting cultures.
gastric and Specifically
of parietal with hepatic
 Liverdysfunction.
abscess • Diarrhea •Ranitidine may be Assess
added to
for
duodenal ulcer inhibits
cells, growth of Adjust doseSkin
in patients total parenteral nutrition
sodium
and skin • Dry mouth
trichomonae
decreasing and with impaired
structurerenal
infections solution retention
• Metallic taste
•GERD amoebae by
gastric acid function  Report lack
Histamine H2  Bacterial • Abdominal
binding to DNA,
secretions
receptor blocking
resulting in loss of
septicemia discomfort •Instruct patient of onresponse,
proper useany
drug •Erosive  Meningitis and of OTC symptoms
preparation as of
helical structure, • Constipation
esophagitis brain abscess indicated. CNS toxicity
strand breakage,  CNS:
 To reduce post- (uncoordinated
inhibition of • Headache
•Heartburn operative anaerobic •Remind patientmovements/
to take once
nucleic acid • Dizziness
daily prescriptiontremors,
drug at
infection following
synthesis, and cell • Vertigo
bedtime for bestnumbness,
results
death. colorectal surgery and
• Incoordinat seizures,
emergency
ion •Instruct patient unusual
to take
appendicitis.
• Ataxia
without regard tobleeding/
meals
 Blood dyscrasias
• Confusion
because bruising)
absorption isn’t
 Active organic
disease of the CNS • Irritability
affected by food  Drug may
• Weakness turn urine
 Trichomoniasis
• Insomnia brown; do not
during the first
• Seizures be alarmed.
trimester of pregnancy
 Respiratory:  No alcohol
 Lactation
• URTI until at least
 Consumption of 48hr after
alcohol during use. • Rhinitis
therapy
• Sinusits completed.
• Pharyngitis
 Other:
• Furry
tongue
• Stomatitis
• Flu like
symptoms
Medina, Junalyn April C. ITRMC URO 3-11

BSN 4-2 CI: Mr. Jeromy Jucutan

DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF SIDE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICATION NURSING

ACTION RESPONSIBILITY
Generic name: Thought to produce > jaundice > Contraindicated in > Many OTC and
Paracetamol analgesia by > patients prescription products
blocking pain hypoglycemia hypersensitive to contain acetaminophen, be
Dosage: impulses by > rash drug. aware of this when
300 mg IV every inhibiting synthesis >sedation > Use cautiously in calculating for the daily
4 hours of prostaglandin in >nausea and patients with long- dose.
the CNS or of other vomiting term alcohol use > Use liquid form for
Classification: substances that >light because the children and patients who
Nonopioid sensitize pain headedness therapeutic doses have difficulty swallowing.
analgesics receptors to cause hepototoxicity > In children, don’t exceed
stimulation. The in these patients. five doses in 24 hours.
drug may relieve > Tell parents to consult
fever through central prescriber before giving
action in the drugs to children younger
hypothalamic heat- than age 2.
 regulating center. > Advise parents that drug
is only for short-term use;
urge them to consult
prescriber if giving to
children for longer than 5
days or adults for longer
than 10 days.
> Tell patient not to use for
marked fever (temperature
higher than 39.5 °C), fever
persisting longer than 3
days. Or recurrent fever
unless directed by
prescriber.

Medina, Junalyn April C.

BSN 4-2
ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION