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Drug Study

Drug Data Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing

Action Consideration
Generic name: Increases - Dietary - use of sodium GI; Nausea, -Secure doctor’s
Ascorbic acid protection supplement; ascorbate in vomiting, order
mechanism of - Frank and patients on heartburn, - Do hand
Brand name: the immune subclinical sodium diarrhea washing
Vital C system, thus scurvy; - restriction; - Assess
supporting Extensive burns, - Use of calcium Hematologic; patient’s
Dosage: wound healing delayed fracture ascorbate on Acute hemolytic condition
100mg/5ml, 5ml or wound patient receiving anemia - Give
healing, severe digitalis. medication on
Route: febrile or CNS; Headache right timing
PO chronic disease - Inform patient
states; Urogenital; about the
Frequency: - To prevent Urethritis, possible side
O.D vitamin C in dysuria, effects of the
patients with crystalluria drugs
Classification: poor nutritional - Instruct patient
Vitamins habits; Others; Mild to be cautious of
- To acidify sireness, the
urine Dizziness, contraindications
- Macular faintness with of the drugs
degeneration rapid IV - Return the
administration medication ticket
on the right box
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Drug Data Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing

Action Consideration
Generic name: Vitamins and For vitamin Contraindicated Nausea, GI -Take with or
Multivitamins minerals deficiencies and to patient with upset, without foods,
contents are as supplement malabsorption Constipation, may be taken
Brand name: absorbed by the syndrome and headache with meals for
B Complex 100 intestine and For anemia and and hyperphagia better GI
into the blood malnutrition absorption or oil
Dosage: stream which is discomfort
Syrup, 5ml distributed and occurs
consumed by the
Route: body or stored in -May discolor
PO the body urine yellow

Frequency: -Do not drink

O.D milk prior to
drinking this
Classification: drug. Take 1
Multivitamins hour before or 2
and minerals hours after to
prevent
malabsorption
 Drug Data Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing
Action Consideration
Generic name: Serves as a Replacement Hypersensitivity Nausea and -Monitor
Zinc Sulfate cofactor for and or allergy to any vomiting, progression of
many enzymatic supplementation components in the difficulty of zinc deficiency
Brand name: reactions. therapy in formulation breathing, symptoms
Zincate Required for patients who are swelling of the during therapy
normal growth risk for zinc Use cautiously in mouth, dry eyes
Dosage: and tissue deficiency renal failure or skin, diarrhea - Encourage
Syrup, 5ml repair, wound patient to
healing and comply with the
Route: sense of taste diet
PO and smell recommendation.

Frequency: - Ask patient to

O.D notify any of the
healthcare team
Classification: if he feels
Minerals and nausea,
electrolyte vomiting,
replacements/ abdominal pain,
supplements or tarry stools
occur
 Drug Data Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing
Action Consideration
Generic name: Unknown. -Actively Contraindicated Peripheral -Peripheral
HRZE Appears to growing tubercle in patients with neuropathy, neuropathy is
(Isoniazid + inhibit cell-wall bacilli acute hepatic fluid more common in
rifampicin + biosynthesis by - prevention of disease or discoloration, patients who are
pyrazinamide + interfering with tubercle bacilli isoniazid- related optic neuritis, slow acetylators
ethambutol) lipid DNA in those exposed liver damage hepatitis or who are
synthesis to tuberculosis malnourished,
Brand name: or those with alcoholic or
Myrin positive skin test diabetic
results whose
Dosage: chest x-rays and -Monitor hepatic
2Tabs bacteriologic function closely
studies are changes
Route: consistent with
PO non-progressive
tuberculosis
Frequency:
O.D AC

Classification:
Anti-infective
 Drug Data Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing
Action Consideration
Generic name: Unknown. Mild to -Contraindicated CNS; headache, -Check renal and
Ibuprofen Produces anti- moderate pain in patients dizziness, hepatic function
inflammatory, hypersensitive to nervousness, periodically in
Brand name: analgesic, and Fever drug and in those aseptic, patients on long
Children’s anti-pyretic with angio- meningitis term therapy.
Motrin effects, possibly Juvenile arthritis edema, syndrome CV; peripheral Stop drug if
by inhibiting of nasal polyps, edema, fluid abnormalities
Dosage: prostaglandin or bronchospatic retention, edema occur and notify
100mg/5ml, 8ml synthesis reaction to aspirin GI; epigastric prescriber
or other NSAIDs distress, nausea, -Blurred and
Route: -Use cautiously in occult blood diminished
PO patients GI loss, peptic vision and
disorders, history ulceration, changes in color
Frequency: of peptic ulcer diarrhea, vision have
Q6, PRN disease, hepatic constipation, occurred
or renal disease, abdominal pain -it may take 1 or
Classification: cardiac Hematologic; 2 weeks before
Non-steroidal decompensation, anemia, full anti-
anti- hypertension, pre- leucopenia, inflammatory
inflammatory existing asthma, prolonged effects occur
drugs or known intrinsic bleeding time -Serious GI
coagulation Metabolic; toxicity,
defects hypoglycemia, including peptic
hyperkalemia ulcers and
Respiratory; bleeding, in
bronchospasm patient taking
NSAIDs despite
of lack of
symptoms