GENERIC/TRA CLASSIFICATI INDICATIONS CONTRAINDIC SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

DE NAME ON ATIONS RESPONSIBILI

TIES
Furosemide Loop diuretic Mild to Fluids/ Acute - Administer
40 mg IV OD moderate Electrolytes hypotension, with food or
hypertension, loss, Dizziness, milk to prevent
Management of Hyperuricemia, Fever, Hepatic GI upset.
edema Nephrotoxicity, Encepalopathy, - Reduce
associated with Ototoxicity nausea, dosage if given
heart failure vomiting, with other anti-
and hepatic or weakness hypertensives;
renal disease readjust dosage
gradually as BP
responds.
- Give early in
the day so that
increased will
not disturb
sleep.
- Avoid IV use if
oral use is at all
possible.
- Measure and
record weight to
monitor fluid
changes
Penicillin G Penicillin Narrow Hypersensitivity Allergic - Assess client’s
5 million units Anti-infectives spectrum drug reactions, temperature
Q6˚ for prophylaxis angioedema, before and after
of respiratory bronchospasm, therapy.
and GUT urticaria, joint - Assess if side
infections, skin pains, fever effects is
infections, present like
 abscesses, joint pains,
meningitis fever and
angioedema
- Assess if the
client is not
allergic to the
therapy
Paracetamol Non-opiod Fever, mild to Contraindicated Rash, Anemia, - Assess
500mg/tab Q4˚ analgesic moderate pain in patient Blood patient’s pain or
PRN hypersensitive dyscrasias, temperature
to drugs or its Hepatotoxicity, before or during
components jaundice therapy.
- Assess
patient’s drug
history, and
calculate total
daily dosage
accordingly.
- Be alert for
adverse
reactions and
drug
interventions.

Ampicillin Penicillin Used for Hypersensitivity Urticaria, skin - Tell the client
500mg TIV Q6˚ treating to penicillins, rash, pruritis, that it may
bacterial infectious nausea, cause some side
infection, mononucleosis vomiting, GI effects like
respiratory and disturbances, nausea,
other systemic fever vomiting, skin
infections rash and GI
disturbances
- Instruct client
 to maintain
adequate
hydration unless
instructed to
restrict fluid
intake
Pritor Anti- Treatment of Severe hepatic Diarrhea, - Monitor
40mg/tab OD hypertensive essential or renal angioedema, patient for
Angiotensin II hypertension impairment, dizziness, pain, hypotension
Antagonists hypersensitivity, fatigue, back after using
biliary pain drug.
obstructive - Be alert for
disorder side effects that
will be present
to the client and
drug
interventions.
Enalapril ACE inhibitor Treatment for Hypersensitivity Dizziness, - Use lower dose
10mg/tab OD Anti- hypertension , patients with fatigue, if receiving
hypertensive and heart hereditary or headache, diuretics or
failure idiophatic muscle cramps, impaired renal
angioedema, nausea, function.
anuria, history diarrhea, cough, - Monitor vital
of angioneurotic rashes signs and
edema weight
Solmux Expectorants Adjunctive Peptic ulcer, Nausea, - Advise patient
1cap TID therapy in hypersensitivity diarrhea, gastric to report for
respiratory tract to carbocisteine discomfort, GI abdominal pain
disorders bleeding, skin or blood in the
characterized rash, dizziness, stool.
by excessive headache, - Assess client if
viscous mucous palpitations, dry there is
in the absence mouth presence of side
 of infection, effects.
relief of cough - Instruct client
to contact
prescriber if
cough lasts
more than 1
week.
Mefenamic Acid NSAIDS, Headache, Blood disorders, Skin rash, - Instruct client
500mg/cap analgesics muscular and peptic urticaria, to take it with
traumatic pain, ulceration or diarrhea, meals to avoid
fever inflammation of jaundice, GI irritation.
GIT, hemolytic - Use it caution
hypersensitivity, anemia, if the client has
renal disease hypoglycemia a weakened
heart. It may
cause increased
shortness of
breath and
weight gain.
- Instruct client
to avoid alcohol
(beer, wine,
liquor) when
taking this
medicine since
it may cause
stomach
irritation.