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DRUG STUDY
Generic Name: 500 mg Indication: Inhibits growth of CNS: confusion, fatal Consider 10
amoeba by intracranial bleeding, Golden
Metronidazole Acute infection binding to DNA, hallucination
with susceptible resulting in loss Rights of
Frequency: Q6 CV: hypotension
anaerobic off helical administering
Brand Name: bacterial structure, strand EENT: epistaxis, rhinitis, medication
Acute intestinal breakage
Flagyl Route: IV taste disorder
amoebiasis inhibition of
nucleic acid GI: hemorrhage, Instruct to
synthesis and cell abdominal pain, take drug with
Classification: Contraindication: death constipation, diarrhea,
dyspepsia, gastritis, ulcers foods or milk
Antibiotic Active organic to decrease GI
disease of the GU: UTI, hematuria
Antibacterial upset
CNS
Hematologic: thrombotic
Amebicide Drug allergy
thrombocytopenic purpura
Blood dyscrasia Inform that
Antiprotozoal
MUSCULOSKELETAL: drug may turn
arthralgia, myalgia,
arthritis urine brown,
don’t be
RESPIRATORY:
alarmed
bronchospasm, interstitial
pneumonitis, respiratory
tract bleeding
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Generic Name: 10 mg TIV Indication: Depress the CNS, CNS:dizziness, drowsiness, Consider 10
probably by lethargy, Golden Rights
Diazepam FrequencyQ6 Adjunction in the potentiating hangover,headache,depression of
management of anxiety, GABA, an administering
preoperative sedation, CV: hypotension medication
inhibitory
con.scious sedation. Monitor vital
Brand Name: Route: IV neurotransmitter EENT:blurred vision sign prior to
Valium periodically
Produces skeletal GI:constipation, diarrhea, throughout
Contraindication: muscle relaxation nausea, vomitting therapy and
Classification:
by inhibiting frequently
Antianxiety Contraindicated in spinal SKIN: rashes during IV
agents, patients hypersensitive polysynaptic therapy
anticonvulsant, to drug or its afferent pathways Prolonges
components, in those high-dose
sedative/
with a history of Has therapy
hyptonics, skeletal maylead to
hypersensitivity or anticonvulsant
muscle relaxants psychological
hematologic reaction to properties due to
or physical
other thienopyridines, enhanced
dependence.
and in those with presynaptic Restrict
pathologic bleeding inhibitions. amount of
(such as peptic ulcer or drug available
intracranial hemorrhage) in patient.
Observe
depressed
patient closely
for suicidal
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tendercies
Observed and
record
intensity,
duration and
location of
seizure
activity. The
initial dose of
diazepam
offers seizure
control for 15-
20 mins
afteradministra
tion
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NAME OF DOSAGE INDICATION/ MODE OF ADVERSE NURSING
ACTION RESPONSIBILITIES
DRUG CONTRAINDICATION REACTION
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Generic Name: 0.5 ml Indication: Clostridium tetani Redness, warmth, edema Consider 10
culture is grown in induration with or without Golden Rights
Anti-tetanus serum Tetanus toxoid is a peptone-based tenderness as well as of
indicated for booster medium containing urticaria,and rash, malaise, administering
Route: IM injection only for a person medication
an exact of bovine transient fever, pain,
7 years old and older Assess allergic
Brand Name: muscle tissue and hypotension, nausea and
against tetanus reaction
Tetanus toxoid
detoxified with arthralgia Shake well
Primary immunization formaldehyde. before
schedule for children Tetanus toxoid for widrawing
IM injection, is a each dose
under 7 yrs of age should
sterile suspension Special care
consist of five doses of
of alum- should be
Classification: vaciine containing tetaus taken to ensure
toxoid precipitated toxoid
that the
vaccine in anisotonic injection does
Contraindication: sodium chloride not enter blood
solution vessel
Hypersensitity to
acetaminophen or
phenacetin; use
with alcohol
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