REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

TAMAG, VIGAN CITY
2700 ILOCOS SUR

DRUG STUDY

Prepared by: CLARINEL RABUT

DRUG NAME MODE OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION: ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING CONSIDERATION

ACTION
GENERIC NAME: - Decreases  Severe  Contraindicated to  Headache  Space multiple doses evenly
Hydrocortisone inflammation, inflammation patient’s  Nausea/ vomiting throughout the day.
mainly by  Adrenal hypersensitivity to  Easy bruising  Monitor the patient’s weight
BRAND NAME: stabilizing leukocyte insufficiency drug or its ingredients  Carbohydrate and electrolyte level
Solu-Cortef lysosomal  Shock in those receiving intolerance  Teach the parent or guardian
membrane; immunosuppressive  GI irritation of the patient’s sign and
CLASSIFICATION suppresses immune doses together with  Growth symptoms of early adrenal
Corticosteroids/ response; stimulates live virus vaccine and suspension in insufficiency: fatigue, muscle
anti-inflammatory bone marrow; and in premature infants. children, muscle weakness, joint pain, fever,
influences protein, weakness anorexia, nausea, shortness of
DOSAGE; fat and carbohydrate breath, dizziness and fainting.
35 mg metabolism.

FREQUENCY:
Q 6hrs

ROUTE:
IV
 DRUG NAME MODE OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION: ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING CONSIDERATION
ACTION
GENERIC NAME: - Third generation  UTI  Patient  CNS: fever,  Before giving drugs, ask
Ceftriaxone cephalosporin that  Lower hypertensive to headache, patient if she is allergic to
inhibits cell wall respiratory tract drug or other dizziness penicillin’s or
BRAND NAME: synthesis promoting  Gynecologic cephalosporin  CV: pseudo cephalosporins.
Rocephin osmotic instability; bone or joint  Use cautiously in membranous  For IM use inject deep
usually bacterial.  Intra- patients colitis, into a large muscle, such
CLASSIFICATION abdominal skin hypersensitive to diarrhea as the gluteus maximus or
Anti-infectives or skin penicillin because  GU: genital the lateral aspect of the
structure of possibility of pruritus, thigh.
DOSAGE; infection cross sensitivity candiditis  Tell patient to notify
340 mg  Septicemia with other beta-  HEMATOLO prescriber about loose
lactam antibiotics GIC: took or diarrhea.
FREQUENCY:  Use cautiously in eosinophilia,  If home care patients is
Q 12hrs breast feeding thrombocytosi diabetic and is testing his
women in patients s, leukopenia urine for glucose tell him
ROUTE: with history of  SKIN: pain, drug may affect results of
IV colitis and renal induration cure sulphate tests and
insufficiency tenderness at should use an enzymatic
injection site, test instead.
rash, pruritus
 OTHER:
hypersensitivit
y reactions,
serum
sickness,
anaphylaxis
chills.
 DRUG NAME MODE OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION: ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING CONSIDERATION
ACTION
GENERIC NAME: - Second generation  Lower  Contraindicated to  Fever  Determine history of
Cefuroxime axetil cephalosporin that Respiratory patient’s  Sore throat hypersensitivity reactions to
inhibits cell wall Infection hypersensitivity to  Nausea/ vomiting drugs.
BRAND NAME: synthesis promoting cephalosporin.  Strange taste in  Hake the liquid well just
Ceftin osmotic instability mouth before you measure a dose.
usually bactericidal.  Severe stomach  Administer medication with
CLASSIFICATION pan meals to enhance absorption.
2nd Generation  Dizziness  Advise the parent or guardian
Cephalosporin of the patient to report loose
 Shortness of
antibiotic stools or diarrhea.
breath
 Diarrhea  Instruct the parent or guardian
DOSAGE; of the patient to notify the
250 mg  Bruising
prescriber about rash or
evidence of infection.
FREQUENCY:
Q 12hrs

ROUTE:
Oral