GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFIC INDICATION CONTRAINDICATI ACTION ADVERSE REACTION NURSING

NAME NAME ATION ON RESPONSIBILITIES

Azithromycin Zithromax, Macrolide
Zmax Antibiotic • Treatment of •Contraindicat • Bacter • GI: Nausea, • Take the full
lower respiratory ed with iostatic Vomiting, course prescribed. Do
infections: Acute hypersensitivit or hepatotoxicit not take with antacids.
bacterial y to bacteric y ( especially Tablets and oral
exacerbations of azithromycin, idal in in homograft suspension can be
COPD due to erythromycin, suscept patients.) taken with or without
Haemophilus or any ible • Hematologic: food.
influenzae, macrolide bacteri Leukopenia, • Prepare Zmax by
Moraxella antibiotic. a. thrombocyto adding 60 mL (¼ cup)
catarrhalis, penia, water to bottle, shake
Streptococcus •Use macrocytic well, drink all at once.
pneumoniae; cautiously with anemia. • You may
community- gonorrhea or • Other: experience these side
acquired syphilis, Serious effects: Stomach
pneumonia deu pseudomembr infections cramping, discomfort,
to S. anous colitis, ( fungal, diarrhea; fatigue,
pneumoniae, H. hepatic or bacterial, headache ( medication
influenza renal protozaol may help ) ; additional
impairement, infections infections in the mouth
• Treatment of lactation. secondary to or vagina ( consult
lower respiratory immunosupp your health care
infections: ression), provider for treatment).
Streptococcal carcinogenes • Report severe or
pharyngitis and is ( increased watery diarrhea,
tonsilitis due to risk of severe nausea or
Streptococcus neoplasia, vomiting, rash or
pyogenes in especially in itching, mouth sores,
those who homonograft vaginal sores.
cannot take patients)
penicillins.