DRUG STUDY
M EDICATION MECAHNISM OF INDICATION SIDE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICATION/ ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING CONSIDERATION/
ACTION DRUG TO DRUG INTERACTION Patient Teaching
GENERIC NAME: Body as a whole: Contraindicated in patients
CEFUROXIME Second Pharyngitis, Thrombophlebiti hypersensitive to drugs. Use CV:phlebitis, Monitor patient for signs and symptoms of
generation Tonsillitis, s (IV Site); pain, cautiously in patients thrombophlebitis. superinfection and diarrhea and treat appropriately.
BRAND NAME: zoltax cephalosporin infections of the burning, cellulitis hypersensitive to penicillin GI: diarrhea,
that inhibits cell- urinary and lower (IM Site); because of possibility of cross pseudomembranous • Drug may increase INR and risk of bleeding. Monitor
DRUG CLASS wall synthesis, respiratory tracts, superinfections, sensitivity with other beta- colitis, patient.
Therapeutic class: promoting and skin positive Coomb’s lactam antibiotics nausea, anorexia, vomiting.
Antibiotics osmotic structure Test. Hematologic: hemolytic • Look alike–sound alike: Don't confuse drug with
instability; usually infections anemia, other cephalosporins
Pharmacologic class: bactericidal. caused by thrombocytopenia, that sound alike
Second-generation streptococcus transient neutropenia,
cephalosporins pneumonia and eosinophilia.
S. pyogenes,
*DOSAGE: 1 tab 500mg Haemophillus Skin:
*FREQUENCY: BID influenza, maculopapular and
*ROUTE: PO Staphylococcus erythematous rashes,
aureus, urticaria, pain, induration,
Escherechia Coli sterile abscesses,
temperature elevation,
tissue sloughing at IM
injection site.
Other: anaphylaxis,
hypersensitivity reactions,
serum sickness.
GENERICNAME: Neurologically 1. Treatment for Caution with Methycobal should Nausea and vomiting, Assess for gastrointestinal complaints such as
Mecobalamin active form of vit. pt. with not be used for >1 month in dizziness, skin rash, nausea, vomiting and constipation -Asses the patient
B12 and occurs peripheral patients if no clinically sweating, anorexia and abdomen forbloating-Ask the significant other’s if the
as a water-soluble neuropathies therapeutic outcome is headache patient is experiencing headache -Report severe GI
BRANDNAME: Methycobal vitamin in the 2. Vit. B12 def. observed upset, dizziness , unusual fatigue or weakness, fever
body. It is a & chills
Classification:Vit B 12 cofactor in
theenzyme
methionine
synthase, which
functions to
transfer methyl
groupsfor the
regeneration of
methione from
Date: 6/25/24
F - Pain at IV site
D - patient name: Sir Marajan
-Received patient in semi Fowler position
-coherent and conscious
-pt. IV site( L arm) found swelling and pain
A - Removed IV cannula, dressing on IV site
-changed the whole set, reinserted the new set asseptically.
R- pt. Pain is tolerable and lesser.
