Name of Pharmacologic Indicatio Route of Side Effects Nursing Responsibilities Contraindication Client’s

Drug Class n administra s and Cautions response to

Generic tion Medication
Name Action Dosage and
Frequency

Ferrous Hematinic Iron 1 tab TID Nausea,  Administer between Hypersensitivity, Patient did
Sulfate deficienc constipation, meals for best ulcerative colitis/ not manifest
Replaces iron y anemia episgastric pain, absorption, may give regional enteritis, any
stores needed black and red with juice; do not give hemosiderosis/ untoward or
for red blood tarry stools, with antacids, eggs, hemochromatosi allergic
cell vomiting, milk, delay atleast 1 hr, s, peptic ulcer reaction of
development. diarrhea, if GI symptoms occur. disease, the drug.
Drug contains temporarily hemolytic
20% iron discolored tooth  If constipation occurs, anemia, cirrhosis.
(ferrous enamel, eyes. increase water, bulk,
sulfate), 30% activity.
ferrous sulfate
exsiccated.  Teach patient that iron
poisoning may occur if
increased beyond
recommended level.

 Do not crush, swallow

tablet whole.

 Avoid reclining position

for 15-30 minutes after
taking drug to avoid
esophageal corrosion.
 Name of Pharmacologi Indication Route of Side Effects Nursing Responsibilities Contraindicatio Client’s
Drug Generic c Class administrati ns and response to
Name on Dosage Cautions Medication
Action and
Frequency

Aspirin Non-opoid - To reduce 80mg 1tab Nausea, GI  For inflammatory  Hypersensi Patient did not
(Acetysalicyli analgesics and risk of OD distress, occult conditions, tivity to manifest any
c Acid) antipyretics myocardial bleeding, skin rheumatic fever, drug and in untoward or
infarction rash, bruising, and thrombosis; those with allergic
Inhibits patients urticaria administer aspirin NSAID- reaction of the
prostaglandin with on a schedule induced drug.
synthesis by previous MI rather than p.r.n. sensitivity
inhibiting or unstable reactions.
COX-1 and angina.  For patient with
COX -2; thus it swallowing  Use
decreases -To reduce difficulties, crush cautiously
inflammation risk of nonenteric-coated in patients
and pain. recurrent aspirin and dissolve with GI
transient in soft food or lesions,
ischemic liquid. Give liquid impaired
attacks and immediately after renal
stroke or mixing because function,
death in drug will break hypoprothr
patient at down rapidly. ombinemia
risk. , vitamin K
 Watch for rectal deficiency,
-Acute mucosal irritation or thrombocy
pericarditis bleeding. topenia,
after MI. thrombotic
 Monitor patient for cytopenic
hypersensitivity purpura, or
reactions such as severe
anaphylaxis or hepatic
asthma. impairment
.
 Name of Pharmacologi Indicatio Route of Side Effects Nursing Responsibilities Contraindication Client’s
Drug c Class n administra s and Cautions response to
Generic tion Medication
Name Action Dosage and
Frequency

Ceftriaxone Cephalosporin To treat 1g IV Hypersensitivity, Patient did
many Nausea, vomiting, ulcerative colitis/ not manifest
It works by kinds of stomach pain; regional any
fighting bacterial headache, enteritis, untoward or
bacteria in the infections dizziness; pain or hemosiderosis/ allergic
body. , swelling in your hemochromatosi reaction of
including tongue; sweating; s, peptic ulcer the drug.
severe or or vaginal itching disease,
life- or discharge. hemolytic
threateni anemia,
ng forms cirrhosis.
such as
meningiti
s.