GENERIC CLASSIFICATION ACTION INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING

REACTIONS CONSIDERATIONS
NAME

CEPHALEXIN Anti-Infective Inhibits DNA Infectious Hypersensitivity to CNS: Headache • Advise

synthesis by diarrhea, drug or other CV: Orthostatic Patient not to
inhibiting Respiratory tract fluoroquinolones Hypotension take drugs
DNA gyrase in Infection, EENT: Blurred with dairy or
susceptible infection on the Vision Caffeinated
gra skin structures, GI: Nausea and products.
m bones and joints Vomiting,
negative and Diarrhea, • Inform
gram constipation physician if
positive allergies or
organisms rashes
abruptly
develop
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CONSIDERATIONS
NAME

Ferrous Iron Supplement Iron is Prophylaxis and • Hemachromatosi • constipation; • Do not crush
Sulfate absorbed from treatment of s • upset and chew
the duodenum iron deficiency. • Peptic ulcer stomach; sustained
and upper • black or release
juojenum by dark-colored products.
an active stools; or
mechanism • temporary
through the staining of
mucosal cell the teeth.
where it
combines with
the transferin.
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CONSIDERATIONS

Methylergonovine Oxytoxic grug Act directly at Active Toxemia Hypertension • Administer

Malaete the uterine management of hypertension Nausea and slowly over 1
( methergine) smooth 3rd stage of vomiting min.
muscles to labor Diarrhea • Discard
stimulate rate, Foul taste ampule s if
tone and discolored
amplitude and
contractions