Generic Route of Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Side effects/Adverse Nursing

name/Brand administration/dosage Action effects considerations

name/Drug category

Generic name: Anal suppository Dulcolax has a Patients with IS -anaphylactic Monitor the
Short term
Bisacodyl 10mg known tendency to relief of ileus, intestinal reactions, frequency and the
cause potassium constipation. obstruction, acute quality of the stool.
Brand name: depletion due to its abdominal angioneurotic
Constipation,
Dulcolax mechanism of either chronic or conditions oedema and other
action. Research of recent onset, including Monitor the
hypersensitivity.
Drug Category: indicates that whenever a appendicitis, acute occurrence of the
Laxatives stimulation of mucus stimulant inflammatory GI -vo miting , adverse reaction
secretion and laxative is bowel diseases,
synthesis and severe Abdominal
required. Bowel
contributes to the clearance before abdominal pain discomfort,
laxative action of surgery or associated with
abdominal pain,
dulcolax and that radiological nausea and
part of the investigation. vomiting which abdominal cramps,
potassium secretion Replacement of may be indicative nausea and
is due to mucus the evacuant of the
release. However, aforementioned diarrhoea.
enema in all its
all laxatives carry indications. severe conditions
the potential for
decreased nutrient
absorption and
eventual depletion.
 Generic Route of Mechanism of Action Indication Contraindication Side effects/Adverse Nursing
name/Brand administration/dosage effects considerations
name/Drug
category

Generic name: Oral-150mcg BID GI disturbances, Assess patient pain

Mefenamic acid Mefenamic acid Relief of mild to GI hemorrhage, before therapy.
inhibits the moderately blood dyscrasias.
Brand name: enzymes severe somatic & Monitor for possible
Dolfenal GI ulceration or Drowsiness, drug induced
cyclooxygenase neuritic pain; hea inflammation. dizziness, adverse reactions.
Drug Category: (COX)-1 and dache, migraine, Kidney or liver headache, visual
COX-2 and traumatic pain, Advice the client not
impairment. disturbances.
to take drugs for
reduces the postpartum pain, Skin reactions, more than 7days.
formation of post-op pain, nephropathy
prostaglandins dental pain & in Advise the patient
and leukotrienes. pain to report
immediately
It also acts as an & fever following persistence or
antagonist at various failure to relieve
prostaglandin inflammatory pain
receptor sites. It conditions;
has analgesic and dysmenorrhea; m
antipyretic enorrhagia accom
properties with panied by spasm
minor anti- or hypogastric
inflammatory pain.
activity.