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    Lipitor is an antihyperlipidemic drug used to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an early step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and abdominal pain. Nurses should educate patients about proper diet, exercise, potential drug interactions and adverse reactions. Ziac is an antihypertensive combination drug used to treat hypertension. It can cause serious side effects like swelling, rapid weight gain or irregular heartbeats. Nurses monitor patients for signs of heart failure and educate them about activity restrictions and symptom reporting.

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    Lipitor is an antihyperlipidemic drug used to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an early step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and abdominal pain. Nurses should educate patients about proper diet, exercise, potential drug interactions and adverse reactions. Ziac is an antihypertensive combination drug used to treat hypertension. It can cause serious side effects like swelling, rapid weight gain or irregular heartbeats. Nurses monitor patients for signs of heart failure and educate them about activity restrictions and symptom reporting.

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    Lipitor is an antihyperlipidemic drug used to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an early step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and abdominal pain. Nurses should educate patients about proper diet, exercise, potential drug interactions and adverse reactions. Ziac is an antihypertensive combination drug used to treat hypertension. It can cause serious side effects like swelling, rapid weight gain or irregular heartbeats. Nurses monitor patients for signs of heart failure and educate them about activity restrictions and symptom reporting.

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    Lipitor is an antihyperlipidemic drug used to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an early step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and abdominal pain. Nurses should educate patients about proper diet, exercise, potential drug interactions and adverse reactions. Ziac is an antihypertensive combination drug used to treat hypertension. It can cause serious side effects like swelling, rapid weight gain or irregular heartbeats. Nurses monitor patients for signs of heart failure and educate them about activity restrictions and symptom reporting.

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    DRUG STUDY

    Classification Side
    Name of and Indication and Contraindication Effects/Adve Nursing Responsibilities
    Drug Mechanism Dosage rse Reaction
    of Drug

    Lipitor Antihyperlipide *Adjunct to diet 1.Contraindicated CNS: 1. Teach patient about


    mic reduce LDL, total in patients headache, proper dietary
    *Atorvasta cholesterol, hypersensitive to asthenia, management,
    tin Inhibits HMG – apolipoprotein B, drug and in those insomnia weight control and
    Calcium* CoA reductase, and triglyceride with active liver exercise.
    an early step levels and to disease. CV: peripheral 2. Warn patient to
    in cholesterol increase HDL edema avoid alcohol.
    biosynthesis levels in patients 2. Contraindicated 3. Tell patient inform
    with primary in pregnant and EENT: rhinitis, prescriber of
    hypercholesterol breastfeeding pharyngitis, adverse reactions
    emia women and in sinusitis such as muscle pain,
    women of malaise and fever.
    Adults: Initially childbearing. GI: abdominal 4. Advise patient that
    10 or 20mg PO pain, drug can be taken at
    once daily 3. Use cautiously in dyspepsia, any time of day,
    patients with flatulence, without regard to
    *To reduce the history of liver nausea, meals.
    risk of stroke disease or heavy constipation 5. Before starting
    alcohol use. treatment, assess
    Adults: 10mg PO Musculoskelet patient for
    daily 4. Withhold or stop al: arthritis, underlying causes
    drug in patients at athralgia, for
    risk for renal failure myalgia hypercholesteromia
    caused by and obtain a
    rhabdomyolysis Respiratory: baseline lipid profile.
    bronchitis 6. Patient should follow
    a standard low –
    Skin: rash cholesterol diet
    before and during
    therapy.

    Classification Side
    Name of and Indication and Contraindicatio Effects/Adverse Nursing Responsibilities
    Drug Mechanism of Dosage n Reaction
    Drug

    Ziac Antihypertensive Hypertension Use in serious side effects: 1. Do not perform activities
    Adults: 2.5mg / bronchospastic that require mental
    *hydrochlo- First line therapy 6.25mg tab PO daily. pulmonary  swelling, rapid alertness until drug
    rothiazide in mild to Increase or decrease disease, weight gain, feeling effects realized.
    and moderate daily dose based on cardiogenic shock, short of breath,
    bisoprolol hypertension blood pressure. overt CHF, even with mild 2. Report sign and
    fumarate* hypersensitivity to exertion symptoms of heart
    either drug or to failure (increase edema,
    other sulfonamide  fast, slow, or fatigue) as alternative
    derived drugs, uneven heartbeat therapy may be indicated
    during lactation
    3. Diabetics should monitor
     chest pain
    blood sugar carefully as
    beta blockers may mark
     easy bruising or symptoms of
    bleeding hypoglycemia

     sudden 4. Monitor vital signs


    numbness or carefully
    weakness on one
    side of the body, 5. Assess ECG to ensure no
    problems with dysrhythmias (second –
    vision or speech, or third degree AV block
    chest pain, or pain or bradycardia) that
    in one or both legs; would preclude drug
    therapy
     numbness or
    tingly feeling in
    your hands or feet

    less serious
    • diarrhea,
    constipation,
    upset
    stomach;
    • headache,
    tired feeling;
    • dizziness,
    spinning
    sensation;
    • cough,
    runny nose;

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