VIII.

Drug Study

Generic Brand Dosage Mode of Indications Contraindicati Adverse Nursing

Name Name Action ons Reactions Responsibilities
Ascorbic 500 Water soluble • Recommen • Prolonged • Transient mild • Assess
Acid mg/tab vitamin with ded body use of soreness at nutritional
antioxidant allowance excessive I.M. or status for
properties; • Scurvy doses subcutaneous inclusion of
stimulates contraindicat injection site foods high in
collagen ed in DM, • Transient light vitamin c
formation and sodium – – headedness deficiency
enhances restricted or dizziness before,
tissue repair diet, during, & after
concurrent treatment.
anticoagulan Scurvy, poor
t use, & bone
history of development
recurrent • Monitor input
renal calculi & output
• Use • Assess
cautiously in patient and
hypersensiti family
vity to knowledge on
tartrazine or drug therapy
sulfites
• Avoid rapid
I.V. infusion
Acitretin 5mg/tab Unclear. • Severe • Hypersensiti • shakiness • monitor vital
Promotes psoriasis, vity to drug • dizziness or signs for any
normal including or paraben lightheadedne alterations
growth cycle erythroderm ss • check for
of skin cells, ic and • sweating hypersensitivit
possibly by generalized • nervousness y to drug

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targeting pustule or irritability
retinoid types • sudden
receptors in changes in
these cells behavior or
and adjusting mood
factors that • headache
affect • numbness or
epidermal tingling around
proliferation the mouth
and synthesis • weakness
of RNA and • pale skin
DNA. • hunger
• clumsy or jerky
movements
• confusion
• seizures

• loss of
consciousness

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