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    This document provides information on several drugs including their generic and brand names, classifications, indications, dosages, administration routes and frequencies, mechanisms of action, and contraindications and side effects. It also lists some nursing responsibilities for each drug. The drugs discussed include betahistine diHCl (Serc), used to treat Meniere's disease; cinnarizine (Stugeron Forte), used for labyrinthine disorder symptoms; doxofylline (Ansimar Tab), used for asthma and pulmonary disease; and budesonide (Symbicort), used as preventive maintenance for asthma. Nursing responsibilities include instructing patients on proper administration and monitoring for potential side effects and contraindications

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    This document provides information on several drugs including their generic and brand names, classifications, indications, dosages, administration routes and frequencies, mechanisms of action, and contraindications and side effects. It also lists some nursing responsibilities for each drug. The drugs discussed include betahistine diHCl (Serc), used to treat Meniere's disease; cinnarizine (Stugeron Forte), used for labyrinthine disorder symptoms; doxofylline (Ansimar Tab), used for asthma and pulmonary disease; and budesonide (Symbicort), used as preventive maintenance for asthma. Nursing responsibilities include instructing patients on proper administration and monitoring for potential side effects and contraindications

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    This document provides information on several drugs including their generic and brand names, classifications, indications, dosages, administration routes and frequencies, mechanisms of action, and contraindications and side effects. It also lists some nursing responsibilities for each drug. The drugs discussed include betahistine diHCl (Serc), used to treat Meniere's disease; cinnarizine (Stugeron Forte), used for labyrinthine disorder symptoms; doxofylline (Ansimar Tab), used for asthma and pulmonary disease; and budesonide (Symbicort), used as preventive maintenance for asthma. Nursing responsibilities include instructing patients on proper administration and monitoring for potential side effects and contraindications

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    Drug Study Symbicort

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    This document provides information on several drugs including their generic and brand names, classifications, indications, dosages, administration routes and frequencies, mechanisms of action, and contraindications and side effects. It also lists some nursing responsibilities for each drug. The drugs discussed include betahistine diHCl (Serc), used to treat Meniere's disease; cinnarizine (Stugeron Forte), used for labyrinthine disorder symptoms; doxofylline (Ansimar Tab), used for asthma and pulmonary disease; and budesonide (Symbicort), used as preventive maintenance for asthma. Nursing responsibilities include instructing patients on proper administration and monitoring for potential side effects and contraindications

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    The key drugs discussed are Betahistine diHCl, Cinnarizine, Doxofylline and Budesonide which are used to treat vertigo, asthma and other respiratory conditions.

    Betahistine diHCl is used to treat Meniere's disease.

    Cinnarizine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to cinnarizine.

    Drug Name Classification Dose, Mechanism of action Contraindication Side Effects Nursing responsibilities

    / Indication Route,
    Rate,&
    Frequency
    Generic Antivertigo Dose: 16 Serc exerts a relaxant Hypersensitivity • Mild gastric • Instruct patient that drug
    Name: drug mg/ tab action on the to betahistine complaints should be taken with food.
    Betahistine precapillary sphincters of diHCl or to any of • skin rashes • Patients with
    diHCl Route: p.o. the microcirculation of the excipients of phaeochromocytoma or
    the inner ear, and Serc bronchial asthma should be
    Brand name ● Meniere's Frequency: thereby increases the treated with extra care.
    disease TID blood supply to the stria
    vascularis of the
    labyrinth. Investigations
    into the acute, subacute
    and chronic effects of
    betahistine in animals
    have demonstrated the
    low toxicity and safety of
    the drug.
    Generic Antivertigo Dose: 1 Cinnarizine inhibits Patients with headache, dry • As with other antihistamines,
    Name: cap contractions of vascular known mouth, weight cinnarizine may cause
    Cinnarizine smooth muscle cells by hypersensitivity to gain, perspiration epigastric distress; taking it
    ●Maintenance Route: p.o. blocking calcium cinnarizine. or allergic after meals may diminish
    Brand Name: therapy for channels. reactions gastric irritation.
    Stugeron symptoms of Frequency:
    Forte labyrinthine OD @ HS Cinnarizine may cause
    disorders,
    somnolence, especially at the
    including
    vertigo, start of treatment. Therefore,
    dizziness, caution should be taken when
    tinnitus,
    nystagmus, alcohol or CNS depressants are
    nausea and
    vomiting.
    used concomitantly.

    •
    Generic Antiasthmatic Dose: ½ Bronchodilator. • Individuals nausea, vomiting, • May be taken with or without
    Name: tab who have epigastric pain, food.
    Doxofylline shown irritability, • Store at room temperature
    ●Treatment of Route: p.o. hypersensitivit insomnia, not exceeding 30oC.
    Brand Name: bronchial y to Ansimar tachycardia
    Ansimar Tab asthma and Frequency: and its
    pulmonary OD components.
    disease with Patients with
    spastic acute
    bronchial myocardial
    component. infarction and
    hypotension.

    • Doxofylline is
    contraindicate
    d in nursing
    mothers.
    Generic Antiasthmatic Dose: 160 Anti-inflammatory • Hypersensitivit Headache, fever, • If bronchospasm occurs after
    Name: mg corticosteroid that y to inhaled pain, syncope, using budosenide, stop
    Budesonide exhibits potent lactose. sinusitis, nausea, therapy and treat with
    ● Preventive Route: glucocorticoid activity dry mouth, bronchodilator
    maintenance inhalation and weak vomiting, • Instruct the patient to use the
    Brand Name: of Asthma mineralocorticoid activity. abdominal pain, inhaler at regular intervals
    Symbicort Frequency: Drug inhibiths mast back pain • Watch out for candida
    BID cells, macrophages, and infections of the mouth and
    mediators involved in pharynx
    inflammation.

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