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AMITRIPTYLINE

This document summarizes information about the drug Benztropin/Congentin (generic name: Amitriptyline). It is used to treat nerve pain, back pain, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain conditions, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, migraine prevention, postherpetic neuralgia, and sialorrhea. Contraindications include overactive thyroid gland, manic-depression, suicidal thoughts, alcoholism, glaucoma, heart attack within 30 days, and torsades de pointes. Potential side effects are constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, feeling sleepy, difficulty peeing, and headache. Nurses should monitor for rhythm disturbances, increased

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AMITRIPTYLINE

This document summarizes information about the drug Benztropin/Congentin (generic name: Amitriptyline). It is used to treat nerve pain, back pain, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain conditions, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, migraine prevention, postherpetic neuralgia, and sialorrhea. Contraindications include overactive thyroid gland, manic-depression, suicidal thoughts, alcoholism, glaucoma, heart attack within 30 days, and torsades de pointes. Potential side effects are constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, feeling sleepy, difficulty peeing, and headache. Nurses should monitor for rhythm disturbances, increased

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COLLEGE OF NURSING

NAME:     INSTRUCTOR:    
SECTION:     DATE SUBMITTED:    
DRUG STUDY

MEDICATION THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS NURSING


ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES/PRECAUTIONS
Brand Name: BENZTROP To treat nerve pain Anxiety, post- overactive thyroid gland. constipation. Report any rhythm disturbances or symptoms
CONGENTIN (neuralgia) and back pain. traumatic stress manic-depression. dizziness. of increased arrhythmias, including
To help prevent migraine disorder, insomnia, suicidal thoughts. dry mouth. palpitations, chest discomfort, shortness of
Generic Name: Amitriptyline attacks. chronic pain breath, fainting, and fatigue/weakness. Be
alcoholism. feeling sleepy.
(diabetic neuropathy, alert for increased depression and suicidal
Order wide-angle glaucoma. difficulty peeing.
fibromyalgia), thoughts and ideology, especially when
Dose:1-2 mg/day irritable bowel closed angle glaucoma. headache. initiating drug treatment or in children and
syndrome, interstitial heart attack within the last teenagers.
Amount: cystitis (bladder pain 30 days.
Frequency: syndrome), migraine torsades de pointes, a type
Route: PO prophylaxis, of abnormal heart rhythm.
postherpetic
neuralgia, and
sialorrhea.

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