URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING

DRUG STUDY

NURSING
DRUG DOSAGE SIDE EFFECT CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT
CONSIDERATION

Generic Name: 1 tab 500 mg, BID Body as a whole: Indication: CV: Phlebitis, Determine history of
Cefuroxime Thrombophlebitis (IV Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, thrombophlebitis hypersensitivity
site): pain, burning, infections of the urinary GI: diarrhea, reactions to
Brand Name: cellulitis (IM site); and lower respiratory pseudomembranous cephalosphorins,
Zoltax superinfections, tracts, and skin and colitis, nausea, penicillins and history of
positive Coomb’s skin-structure infections anorexia, vomiting. allergies particularly to
test. caused by Hematologic: drugs before therapy is
Streptococcus hemolytic anemia, initiated.
GI: Diarrhea, nausea, pneumoniae and S. thrombocytopenia,
antibiotic-associated pyogenes, transient Report onset of loose
colitis. Haemophillus influenza, neutropenia, stools.
Staphylococcus aureus, eosinophilia
Skin: Rash, Pruritus, Escherichia coli. Skin: maculopapular Absorption of
Urticaria and erythematous cefuroxime is enhanced
Contraindication: rashes, urticarial, by food.
Contraindicated in pain, induration,
patients hypersensitive sterile abscesses, Notify prescriber about
to drug. temp. elevation, rashes or
tissue sloughing at superinfections.

Prepared by
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Name of Student
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Year Level___________
Use cautiously in I.M. injection site.
patients hypersensitive
to penicillin because of
possibility of cross-
sensitivity with other
betalactam antibiotics.
Use with caution in
breastfeeding women
and in patients with
history of colitis or renal
sufficiency.
Submitted to
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Name of Clinical Instructor
(Signature over printed name)
Date_____________