DRUG STUDY

DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

ACTION RESPONSIBILITY
Generic name: Blocksdopamine Monotherapy or Hypersensitivity to Body as a
risperidone and5- Combination risperidone; Whole: Orthosta Monitor
Brand name: HT2receptors therapy with elderly with tic hypotension diabetics for loss
Risperdal,Risperdal lithium or of glycemic
inthe brain dementia-related with initial
valproate for 3-
Classification: psychosis; doses, sweating, control.
week treatment of
Antipsychotic drug QT prolongation, weakness,
acute manic or
Reye's syndrome, fatigue. Reassess patients
mixed episodes
from bipolar brain tumor, CNS: Sedati periodically and
disorder. severe CNS on, drowsiness, maintain on the
depression, headache, transi lowest effective
12-week head trauma; ent blurred drug dose.
parental therapy suicidal ideation, vision, insomnia
for schizophrenia. tardive dyskinesia; , disinhibition, a Monitor closely
sunlight (UV) gitation, anxiety neurologic status
Irritability, exposure, , increased of older adults.
including tanning beds; dream activity,
aggression, pregnancy dizziness, Monitor
self-injury, and (category C), cardiovascular
CV: Prolonged
tantrums, lactation, children status closely;
QTc interval,
associated with
<15 y. tachycardia. assess for
anautistic disorder.
GI: Dry mouth, orthostatic
dyspepsia, hypotension,
TouretteSyndrome
nausea, especially during
vomiting, initial dosage
Obsessive diarrhea, titration.
Compulsivedisorder constipation,
abdominal pain, Monitor closely
elevated liver those at risk for
 function tests
(AST, ALT). seizures.
Endocrine:Gal
actorrhea. Assess degree of
Metabolic: Hy cognitive and
perglycemia, motor
diabetes impairment, and
mellitus. assess for
Respiratory environmental
: Rhinitis, hazards.
cough,
dyspnea. Lab tests:
Skin: Photo Monitor
sensitivity. periodically
Urogenital: blood glucose,
Urinary serum
retention, electrolytes, liver
menorrhagia, function, and
decreased complete blood
sexual desire, counts.
erectile
dysfunction,
sexual
dysfunction
male and
female.
 DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING
ACTION RESPONSIBILITY
Generic Name: Zoloft (sertraline Panic disorder. Concomitant Diarrhea, Supervise
Sertraline HCl) is a Posttraumatic MAOIs during or nausea, patients at risk
Brand Name: selective stress disorder within 14 days of insomnia, for suicide
Zoloft (PTSD). sexual
serotonin discontinuing closely during
Classification:
reuptake Obsessive- sertraline. Within dysfunction, initial therapy.
Anti-depressant
inhibitor. Zoloft compulsive 14 days of somnolence, Monitor for
helps correct the disorder (OCD). discontinuing an decreased worsening of
chemical Social anxiety MAOI. libido, depression or
imbalance of disorder.. Concomitant anorexia, emergence of
serotonin in the linezolid or IV weight loss, suicidal ideation.
brain. The methylene blue. agitation, Monitor older
effectiveness of Concomitant tremor, adults for fluid
Zoloft is pimozide. Oral dry mouth, and sodium
presumed to be soln: concomitant sweating, imbalances.
linked to its disulfiram. hyponatremi Monitor patients
inhibition of CNS a with a history of
neuronal uptake SIADH (esp. a seizure
of serotonin elderly), disorder closely.
(5HT). Serotonin Weak Lab tests:
is a naturally uricosuric Monitor PT and
occurring effect. INR with
chemical in the patients
brain that is receiving
involved in the concurrent
transmission of warfarin therapy.
messages
between nerve
cells.