VII.

DRUG STUDY
DRUG ORDER
(Generic name, brand
name, classification, MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING
dosage, route, ACTION OF THE DRUG RESPONSIBILITIES/
frequency) PRECAUTIONS

GENERIC NAME: > Inhibits activity of > Symptomatic > Contraindicated in >CNS: headache, > Dosage adjustments
omperazole acid (proton) pump gastroesophageal reflux patients hypersensitive to dizziness, asthenia,. aren’t needed for patients
and binds to disease (GERD) without drug or its components. with renal or hepatic
BRAND NAME: Prilosec hydrogen-potassium esophageal lesions >GI: diarrhea, impairment.
adenosine abdominal pain,
CLASSIFICATION: > Erosive esophagitis nausea, vomiting, > ALERT: don’t confuse
antiulceer drugs triphosphate at
secretory surface of constipation, flatulence Prilosec with Prozac,
> Maintenance of healing Prilocaine, or Primivil
DOSAGE: 1 tab 20mg. gastric parietal cells erosive esophagits >Muscuskeletal: back
to block formation of pain > Serum gastrin levels
ROUTE: P.O. > Pathologic
gastric acid. rise in most patients
FREQUENCY: o.d. hypersecretory conditions >Respiratory: cough, during theb first 2 weeks
(Zollinger-Ellison upper respiratory tract of therapy.
Syndrome) infection
> Tell patient to swallow
> Duodenal ulcer >Skin: rash capsules whole and not to
> H. Pylori infection and open, crush, or chew
duodenal ulcer disease them.

>Short-term treatment of > Instruct patient to take

active benign gastric drug 30 minutes before
ulcer meals.

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DRUG ORDER
(Generic name, brand
name, classification, MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING
dosage, route, ACTION OF THE DRUG RESPONSIBILITIES/
frequency) PRECAUTIONS

Generic Name: > Uknown. Thought > Mild pain and fever > Contraindicated in >Hematologic: > Use cautiously in
paracetamol to produce analgesia patients hypersensitive to hemolytic anemia, patients with history of
by blocking drug. neutropenia, chronic alcohol use
BRAND NAME: Tylenol
generation of pain because hepatotoxicity
CLASSIFICATION: leukopenia,
impulses, probably has occured after
analgesics by inhibiting pancytopenia
therapeutic doses.
DOSAGE: 500mg prostaglandin
>Hepatic: liver
synthesis in the CNS > Advise patient that drug
ROUTE: PO per NGT damage, jaundice
or the synthesis or is only for short-term use
FREQUENCY: PRN action of other
>Metabolic: and to consult prescriber
substances that
sensitisize pain hypoglycemia if giving to vhildren for
receptors to longer than 5 days or
mechanical or > Skn: rash, urticaria adults for longer than 10
chemical stimulation. days.
It’s thought to relieve
fever by central > Tell patient not to use
action in the for markeed fever (higher
hypothalamus heat- than 39.5C), fever
regualting center.
persisitng longer than 3
days, or recurrnt fever
unless directed by
prescriber.
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(Generic name, brand
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OF THE DRUG RESPONSIBILITIES/