ST.

MARY’S COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient: XXX Attending Physician:
Age/ Gender: XXX Clinical Area/ Agency:
Chief Complaint: Submitted to: ALLENNE ROSE VALE RN.
DATE GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFICA- INDICATION MECHANISM OF DOSAGE TIME ADVERSE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES STUDENT’SIG CI’S
NAME NAME TION ACTION GIVEN REACTION N. SIGN

Paracetamol Myremo Analgesic Paracetamol 125 Paracetamol has 5ml mg q4h low fever with  Know mode of action and
l MG Syrup is used a central nausea, purpose of medication
to temporarily analgesic effect stomach pain, (making sure that this
relieve fever and that is mediated and loss of medication is appropriate
mild to moderate through appetite; for the patient’s diagnosis)
pain such as muscle activation of Dark urine,  Explain the procedure with
ache, headache, descending clay-colored the patient.
toothache, and serotonergic stools; or.  Know the side effects
backache. pathways. Jaundice  Monitor patient’s VS and
Debate exists (yellowing of pain.
about its the skin or
primary site of eyes).
action, which
may be
inhibition of
prostaglandin
(PG) synthesis
or through an
active
metabolite
influencing
cannabinoid
receptors.
DATE GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFICA- INDICATION MECHANISM OF DOSAGE TIME ADVERSE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES STUDENT’SIG CI’S
NAME NAME TION ACTION GIVEN REACTION N. SIGN

Ascorbic Cecon Antioxidant Ascorbic acid Vitamin C .25ml twice nausea, • patient drug allergies
acid (vitamin C) is used (ascorbic acid) a day vomiting, • the expected actions, dose
to prevent or treat dissociates at heartburn, range, side effects of the
low levels of physiological pH Stomach medication, and any precautions
vitamin C in people to form cramps, and. to be taken
who do not get ascorbate, the Headache. • Check any alterations in the
enough of the redox state of patient's condition or functional
vitamin from their the vitamin status which interferes with
diets. Most people which is found their physical capacity to take
who eat a normal most medications
diet do not need abundantly in • Explain to the client the side
extra ascorbic acid. cells [1]. It is effects of the drug.
Low levels of well known that • Ask patient to report nausea,
vitamin C can result ascorbate acts vomiting, heartburn, Stomach
in a condition physiologically cramps, and. Headache.
called scurvy. as a reductant
and enzyme
cofactor.
DATE GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFICA- INDICATION MECHANISM OF DOSAGE TIME ADVERSE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES STUDENT’SIG CI’S
NAME NAME TION ACTION GIVEN REACTION N. SIGN

Tetanus Tetanus Toxoid Indicated for Tetanus toxoid 0.5 ml, Mild fever,  Monitor patient for
toxoid booster injection promotes active single dose joint pain, hypersensitivity reactions,
only for persons 7 immunity by muscle aches, seizures, and injection site
years of age or inducing nausea, reactions.
older against production of tiredness, or  Have epinephrine 1:1,000
tetanus. It is given tetanus pain/itching/s solution available to treat
to provide antitoxin. welling/redne allergic reactions.
protection ss at the  Don’t confuse drug with
(immunity) against injection site tetanus immune globulin.
tetanus (lockjaw) in may occur.  Refrigerate at 36° to 46° F
adults and children (2° to 8° C). Don’t freeze.
7 years or older.
DATE GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFICA- INDICATION MECHANISM OF DOSAGE TIME ADVERSE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES STUDENT’SIG CI’S
NAME NAME TION ACTION GIVEN REACTION N. SIGN

Amoxicillin Amoxil Penicillin- For the treatment Amoxicillin is in 0.8ml once  Diarrhoea. • Monitor patient for diarrhoea,
type of genitourinary the class of a day for 7  Stomach and initiate therapeutic
antibiotic tract infections, beta-lactam days upset. measures as needed. Drug may
ear, nose, and antimicrobials.  Headache. need to be stopped.
throat infections, Beta-lactams act  Abnormal •Periodically assess renal and
lower respiratory by binding to taste hematopoietic function in
tract infections, penicillin- sense. patients receiving long-tern
Helicobacter pylori binding proteins  Skin rash. therapy.
infections, that inhibit a •If large doses are given or if
pharyngitis, process called therapy is prolonged, bacterial
tonsillitis, and skin transpeptidatio or fungal super infection may
and skin structure n (cross-linking occur, especially in elderly,
infections. process in cell debilitated, or
wall synthesis), immunosuppressed patients.
leading to •After treatment for
activation of streptococcal infections, re
autolytic culture patient to determine
enzymes in the whether streptococci have been
bacterial cell eradicated.
wall. •Amoxicillin is the preferred
drug to prevent endocarditis
because GI absorption is better
and drug levels are sustained
longer. Penicillin V is considered
an alternative drug.

Prepared by: CHRISTIAN CALAMBA, SN-SMCT