DRUG CLASSIFIC INDICATI ADVERSE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICA NURSING

ATION ONS TIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

CNS: blurred vision, Contraindicated in:  Instruct patient to

dizziness, headache, Hypersensitivity, take furosemide as
Brand Edema due
vertigo. cross-sensitivity directed.
Name: to heart
Diuretics with thiazides and  Take missed doses as
failure, EENT: hearing loss,
Lasix sulfonamides may soon as possible; do
impairment, tinnitus.
Generic occur. Hepatic not double doses.
or renal
CV: hypotension.
Name: disease and
coma or coma.  C
GI: anorexia, Some products may a
Furosemi hypertension.
constipation, diarrhea, contain alcohol, u
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Brand Use to treat CNS: Headache, Hypersensitivity to Assess for history reaction
Name: intra- dizziness, fatigue, and cephalosporins to betalactams, renal
Anti-
abdominal seizures impairment, history of
Piptaz infectives
infection, bleeding disorder
2.25g GI: Diarrhea
skin and skin
 Generic structure Thrombophlebitis, Monitor CBC, renal
Name: infections. erythema, anaphylaxis, function, signs and
rash symptoms of electrolyte
Piperacilli
imbalance
n Sodium
Patient counseling inform
Tazobacta
that drug only treat
n Sodium
infections, skipping drug
doses may decrease
effectiveness

Brand Monosodium Sodium

Name: salt of bicarbonate
carbonic reduces
Sodium
acid with stomach acid
Bicarbona
alkalinizing or antacid to
te 50
and treat
meqs+50
electrolyte heartburn,
cc PNSS
indigestion,
 q8h 4 replacement and upset
doses properties. stomach.

Generic
Name:

Sodium
Bicarbona
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PNSS 1ltr Isotonic Plain Normal Febrile response, Heart failure, Before:
Intravenous Saline Infection at injection Pulmonary edema,
 Obtain history of the
Solution Solution for site, Hypervolemia, Renal Impairment,
patient’s fluid and
electrolytes Extravasation, Venous Sodium retention
electrolyte status
replenishmen thrombosis or phlebitis
before therapy and
t. extending from the site
reassess regularly.
 Before giving the
bottle check for the
correct patient to be
administered
 Check the correct
fluid to be given.
 During:

 Upon inserting the

chamber to another
make sure that it is
inserted well.
 Be alert to fluid
overload.
 Check for the
patient’s comfort
After:
 Infuse the IV
well to its
prescribe
date.
 Check the
presence of
bubble in the
IV tube.
 Evaluate the
patient’s
 knowledge of
therapy.

Brand Statins, Helps lower Headache, myalgia, Active liver disease,  Assess for liver
Name: bad asthenia, nausea, including disease, unexplained
Lipid-
cholesterol dizziness, constipation, unexplained persistent elevations
Crestor Lowering
and fats increase CPK, persistent elevations of hepatic
Agent
Generic reduce the arthralgia of hepatic transaminase levels,
Name: amount of transaminase levels, pregnancy status.
Rosuvasta cholesterol pregnancy Assess use in
tin 20g made by the substantial quantities
liver. of alcohol and/or
have history of
chronic liver disease
and in patients with
predisposing factors
for myopathy. (65
yrs< inadequately
treated
hypothyroidism,
renal impairment)
 Monitor for signs
and symptoms of
myopathy, creatinine
kinase levels.
 Patient counselling
inform about
potential risks of
therapy. Instruct to
notify physician if
pregnant or planning
to become pregnant.
Counsel to report
promptly any signs
of unexplained
muscle pain,
tenderness or
weakness.
Omeprazo Proton Pump Used to CNS: Dizziness, Hypersensitivity to  Assess for patient
le 20g Inhibitors reduce the drowsiness, fatigue, omeprazole routinely for
(PPI), amount of headache epigastric or
Cautiously in liver
acid in your abdominal pain or
Antiulcer CV: Chest pain disease
stomach. It’s occult blood stool,
used to treat GI: Abdominal pain, Lactation: Safety emesis or gastric
gastric or constipation, nausea not established in aspirate.
and vomiting pregnant or
duodenal  Monitor bowel
ulcers, breastfeeding
GU: Acute interstitial function, abdominal
gastroesopha women
nephritis cramping, fever, and
geal reflux bloody stools.
Derm: Itching, rash
disease
(GERD). Misc: Allergic
reactions

Brand Antibiotic It is an Diarrhea, vaginitis,  Assess for previous

Name: antibiotic rash hypersensitivity,
 Ceftin used to treat renal, hepatic
certain impairment
Generic
infections  Monitor
Name:
caused by signs/symptoms of
Cefuroxi bacteria such an allergic reaction
me 750g as sinus and renal function
infections,
chronic
bronchitis,
secondary
bacterial
infections of
acute
bronchitis

Brand Anti- Nasal cavity

Name: cholinergic blockage,
Duavent 3 inflammation
doses of mucous
membrane,
Generic
asthma,
Name:
Ipratropi respiratory
um disease.
Salbutam
ol

Osterized Tube feeding

Feeding for nutrition.
1,200
kCal in 4
feeding

Brand Anti- Use to treat

Name: infectives Pneumonia,
sinus
Levaquin
infection,
Generic chronic
Name: bronchitis,

Levofloxa skin

cin 500mg infections,

inhalational
anthrax.