Far Eastern University

Institute of Nursing
BATCH 2012
Navor, Pros Mervin
BSN 223
DRUG STUDY
 Name Dosage Classification Indication Contraindication Side Effects Nursing
Responsibility

Diazepam Injection: anxiolytic, • Anxiety • Contraindicated in • CNS: • Use of this drug may
5 mg/ml skeletal muscle • Acute alcohol withdrawal patients hypersensitive drowsiness, lead to abuse and
Antenex‡, relaxant, • Before endoscopic to drug or soy protein; dysarthria, addiction. Don't
Apo- Oral solution: amnesic, procedures in patients experiencing slurred withdraw drug
Diazepam†, 5 mg/5 ml, 5 anticonvulsant, • Muscle spasm shock, coma, or acute • CV: abruptly after long-
Diastat, mg/ml sedative- • Preoperative sedation alcohol intoxication hypotension, term use; withdrawal
Diazemuls‡, hypnotic (parenteral form); in CV collapse, symptoms may occur.
• Cardioversion
Diazepam Rectal gel twin pregnant women, bradycardia. • Alert: Only caregivers
• Adjunct treatment for
Intensol, packs: 2.5 mg Therapeutic especially in first • EENT: who can distinguish
seizure disorders
Ducene‡, (pediatric), 5 Action: trimester; and in diplopia, the distinct cluster of
Novo- mg (pediatric), A • Status epilepticus, severe
children younger than blurred vision, seizures or events
Dipam†, 10 mg, 15 mg benzodiazepine recurrent seizures
age 6 months (oral nystagmus. from the patient's
PMS- (adult), 20 mg that probably • Patients on stable form). • GI: nausea, ordinary seizure
Diazepam†, (adult) potentiates the regimens of antiepileptic
• Diastat rectal gel is constipation, activity, who have
Valium, effects of GABA, drugs who need
contraindicated in diarrhea with been instructed and
Vivol† Tablets: 2 mg, depresses the diazepam intermittently to
patients with acute rectal form. can give the
5 mg, 10 mg CNS, and control bouts of increased
angle-closure • Hematologic: treatment
suppresses the seizure activity
glaucoma. neutropenia. competently, who
spread of • Use cautiously in understand which
• Hepatic:
seizure activity. patients with liver or seizures may or may
jaundice.
renal impairment, • Respiratory: not be treated with
depression, or chronic respiratory Monitor periodic
open-angle glaucoma. depression, hepatic, renal, and
Use cautiously in apnea. hematopoietic
elderly and debilitated function studies in
• Skin: rash.
patients. patients receiving
• Other: altered
repeated or prolonged
libido, physical
therapy.
or
• Monitor elderly
psychological
patients for dizziness,
dependence,
ataxia, mental status
pain, phlebitis
changes. Patients are
at injection
at an increased risk
site.
for falls.