DRUG STUDY

TRADE GENERIC FREQUENCY/R CLASSIFICAT ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICAT ADVERSE DRUG-DRUG NURSING
NAME NAME OUTE ION ION EFFECTS REATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

Bayer, Aspirin Adults : Anti- >Inhibits Treatment of mild >Pregnancy or Nausea and >Increased >Prevent small
Empirin inflammatory prostaglandin to moderate pain, lactation vomiting, bleeding can frequent meals,
325-650 mg x 4
synthesis and fever, dyspepsia, occur if Heparin is provide comfort
hours PO
blocks the inflammatory heartburn, combined with measures and
effects of conditions, >Allergy to th epigastric oral coagulants, analgesia for
pyrogens at reduction of risk of specific drug discomfort saliciylates, headache.
Pedia : the TIA or stroke; and on penicillins or
hypothalamu reduction of risk of clotting cephalosporins.
65-100 mg/kg
s. MI on the ADL. systems, >Suggest safety
per day PO >Presence of any
dizziness, measures including
bleeding disorder
burning in the >Decreased the use of an electric
due to excessive
>Inhibits ears, coagulation may razor and avoidance
risk of blood loss.
platelet ototoxicity, occur if Heparin is of contact sports.
aggregation diarrhea, combined with
by blocking mental nitroglycerins
>Unhealed bloood confsion,
thromboxane >Provide increased
vessels and tachypnea,
A2 precautions against
closed-head hypercapnea,
injuries. bleeding during
hemorrhage,
invasive procedures;
pulmonary
use pressure dressing
edema,
and ice.
convulsions,
tetany,
metabolic
acidosis, >Mark the chart of
fever, coma, any patient receiving
renal and this drug.
collapse

>Provide thorough
patient teaching
including the name of
the drug, dosage
prescribed, measures
to avoid adverse
effects, warning signs
of problems, the need
for periodic
monitoring and
evaluations and need
to carry a medic alert
notification.

>Offer support and

encouragement.
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TRADE GENERIC FREQUENCY/R CLASSIFICAT ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICAT ADVERSE DRUG-DRUG NURSING
NAME NAME OUTE ION ION EFFECTS REATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

Zestia Ezetimibe 10 mg/day PO Cholesterol Works in the Adjunct to diet and >Allergy to any Headache, >Increased risk of >Monitor serum
absorption brush border exercise to lower component of the dizziness, elevated serum cholesterol,
inhibitor of the small serum cholesterol drug abdominal levels of triglyceride, and LDL
intestine to levels; in pain, ezetimibe if given levels before and
inhibit the combination with diarrhea, URI, with periodically during
absorption of atorvastatin or >Should not be back pain, cholestyramine, therapy, to evaluate
cholesterol. simvastatin for the used with statin myalgia, fenofibrate, the effectiveness of
treatment of during pregnancy arthralgia gemfibrozil, or the drug.
homozygous or lactation or with antacids. (If these
familial severe liver drugs are used in
hypercholesterole disease due to the combination, >Ensure that the
mia; with diet for known effects of Ezetimibe should patient has
the treatment of statins, including be taken at least attempted a
homozygous possible liver 2 hours before or cholesterol-lowering
sitosterolemia to problems and 4 hours after the diet and exercise
lower sitosterol renal failure. other drugs) program for at least
and campesterol several months
levels. before beginning
>Should be used >Risk of toxicity therapy to ensure the
with caution as increases if taken need for drug
monotherapy with cyclosporine. therapy.
during pregnancy
or lactation,
because effects to >Increased risk of >Encourage the
the neonate are cholelithiasis patient to make
unknown, and with when taken with lifestyle changes
elderly patients or any fibrate. necessary to
patients with liver decrease the risk of
disease due to the CAD and to increase
potential for >Increased levels the effectiveness of
adverse reactions. of warfarin drug therapy.
>Provide comfort
measures to help the
patient tolerate drug
effects. (small
frequent meals,
access to bathroom
facilities, safety
precautions;
orientation as needed
and analgesics for
headache and muscle
aches if appropriate.