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    DRUG STUDY

     
    Name: Arias, John Gil Age: 4 months Date: October 21, 2010
    Clinical Diagnosis: AGE, Mild Dehydration

    Generic / Brand Dosage, Indications Mechanisms of Action Contraindications Side Effects / Nursing Considerations
    Name Frequency, & Adverse Effects
    Route of
    Administration
     Racecadotril  Adult: 100  Adjunct to oral or   Racecadotril (acetorphan) is an oral   Renal or hepatic impairment.  Drowsiness,   Monitor Rehydration. Consider
    mg. Further parenteral enkephalinase inhibitor for use in the treatment Fructose intolerance, glucose & nausea & severe or prolonged diarrhea,
    Note: It is a treatment: 8 rehydration in the of acute diarrhea. By preventing the degradation galactose malabsorption vomiting, maintain feeding during diarrhea,
    newly hourly until treatment of acute of endogenous enkephalins, racecadotril syndrome or sucrase isomaltase constipation, severe vomiting, refusal of food
    discovered, cessation of watery diarrhea in reduces hypersecretion of water and electrolytes deficiency. dizziness, especially with Children <24
    effective and diarrhea. infants & children. into the intestinal lumen. Treatment with headache. months, pregnant and lactating
    safe treatment  Children &  Reduces the amount racecadotril reduces the incidence and duration women.
    for acute infants: 1.5 of oral rehydration of acute diarrhea and reduces diarrhea-
    diarrhea in mg/kg/dose, therapy required. associated symptoms.
    adults and w/ 1 initial  Is effective in
    children. dose & 3 children with
    According to daily divided rotavirus-positive
    studies, it is an doses. diarrhea.
    anti secretory
    agent with few
    side effects.

     Adults 2-3 Acute diarrhea with Contributes to the recovery of the intestinal Not for use in No known side 1.) Shake drug well before
    vials of 2 duration of ≤14 days due microbial flora altered during the course of immunocompromised patients and adverse administration.
    billion/5 mL to infection, drugs or microbial disorders of diverse origin. It produces (cancer patients on effects. - Allows equal distribution of the
    Bacillus Clausi Vial susp poisons. Chronic or various vitamins, particularly group B vitamins chemotherapy, patients taking drug in the fluid it is in.
       Children 2-11 persistent diarrhea with thus contributing to correction of vitamin immunosuppressant meds). 2.) Monitor patient for any unusual
      years 1-2 duration of >14 days. disorders caused by antibiotics & effects from drug.
    vials of 2 chemotherapeutic agents. Promotes -Monitoring allows detection of
    billion/5 mL normalization of intestinal flora. possible side effects of the drug
    susp since there has been no known
    DRUG STUDY
     
    Name: Arias, John Gil Age: 4 months Date: October 21, 2010
    Clinical Diagnosis: AGE, Mild Dehydration

     Infants >1 side effect of the drug.


    month 1-2 3.) Administer drug within 30
    vials of 2 minutes after opening container.
    billion/5 mL -To avoid contamination of the
    susp. drug.
    4.) Dilute drug with sweetened
    milk, orange juice or tea.
    -To allow easy administration of
    the drug.
    5.) Administer drug orally.
    -Proper administration allows
    better effects of the drug and
    prevent possible complications

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    Mendez, Maiden Joy N.                                                                                  Mrs. Erma Arroyo, RN MAN
          Student, Group 21                                                                                                         Clinical Instructor

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