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    Drug Study - Penicillin G

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Penicillin G, including its: 1) Generic name, classification as a penicillin antibiotic, and indications for treating certain bacterial infections and diseases. 2) Potential side effects such as allergic reactions, seizures, diarrhea, nausea, and electrolyte imbalances. 3) Nursing implications for monitoring allergic reactions, assessing muscle aches potentially caused by the drug, and notifying the physician of seizure activity or severe allergic symptoms.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Penicillin G, including its: 1) Generic name, classification as a penicillin antibiotic, and indications for treating certain bacterial infections and diseases. 2) Potential side effects such as allergic reactions, seizures, diarrhea, nausea, and electrolyte imbalances. 3) Nursing implications for monitoring allergic reactions, assessing muscle aches potentially caused by the drug, and notifying the physician of seizure activity or severe allergic symptoms.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Penicillin G, including its: 1) Generic name, classification as a penicillin antibiotic, and indications for treating certain bacterial infections and diseases. 2) Potential side effects such as allergic reactions, seizures, diarrhea, nausea, and electrolyte imbalances. 3) Nursing implications for monitoring allergic reactions, assessing muscle aches potentially caused by the drug, and notifying the physician of seizure activity or severe allergic symptoms.

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    Drug Study - Penicillin G

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    DRUG STUDY

    NAME OF DRUG CLASSIFICATION INDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS NURSING IMPLICATIONS


    Management for:  Before giving, ask patient
    Generic name: systemic infections caused by  muscle spasms about allergic reactions to
    Penicillin G Pharmacologic class: Penicillin gram-positive organisms  fever penicillin, cephalosporins,
    Therapeutic class: Antibiotic (including Bacillus anthracis,  chills and cephamycin.
    Brand name: Pregnancy risk category: B Corynebacterium diphtheriae,  muscle pain  Watch for seizures; notify
    Pfizerpen enterococci, Listeria  headache physician immediately if
    monocytogenes, Staphylococcus  tachycardia patient develops or
    aureus, and S. epidermidis), gram-  flushing increases seizure activity.
    negative organisms (including  Monitor signs of allergic
     tachypnea
    MECHANISM OF ACTION Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N. reactions and anaphylaxis,
    DOSAGE  hypotension
    meningitidis, Pasteurella including pulmonary
     dizziness
    2 million “u” Inhibits final stage of bacterial multocida, and Streptobacillus symptoms (tightness in the
    moniliformis [rat-bite fever]), and  diarrhea
    cell wall synthesis by throat and chest,
    gram-positive anaerobes  nausea
    competitively binding to wheezing, cough dyspnea)
    (including Actinomyces israelii  vomiting
    penicillin-binding proteins inside or skin reactions (rash,
    [actinomycosis], Clostridium  allergic reactions (itching, prurits, urticaria). Notify
    the cell wall. Penicillin-binding
    perfringens, C. tetani, Peptococcus rash, anaphylaxis) physician or nursing staff
    proteins are responsible for
    various steps in bacterial cell wall species, Peptostreptococcus immediately if these
    species, and spirochetes, ADVERSE EFFECTS
    synthesis. By binding to these reactions occur.
    especially Treponema carateum CNS: seizures, dizziness,
    proteins, penicillin leads to cell  Assess muscle aches and
    [pinta], T. pallidum, and T. headache, lethargy
    wall lysis. joint pain (arthralgia) that
    pertenue [yaws]) GI: Abdominal pain, diarrhea,
    may be caused by serum
    nausea, pseudomembranous
    sickness. Notify physician
    CONTRAINDICATIONS colitis
    if these symptoms seem to
    • Contraindicated in patients GU: Acute interstitial nephritis, be drug related rather than
    with hypersensitivity to penicillin vaginal candidiasis caused by musculoskeletal
    or its components SKIN: Rash
    injury or if muscle and
    Other: Electrolyte imbalances;
    joint pain are
    injection-site necrosis, pain, or
    accompanied by allergy-
    redness
    like reactions (fever,
    rashes, etc.)

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