DRUG NAME ROUTE AND CLASSIFICATIO ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIO ADVERSE NURSING

DOSAGE N N REACTION CONSIDERATIONS

Generic Name: Route: Therapeutic Class: Thought to produce Mild pain or fever Contraindicated in CNS: agitation Before and during
Acetaminophen P.O., I.V. & P.R. Analgesics analgesia by patients hypersensitive to (I.V.), anxiety long-term therapy
(APAP, inhibiting Rectal drug. IV. Form is fatigue, headache, including parenteral
paracetamol) Available Forms: Pharmacologic prostaglandin and contraindicated in insomnia, pyrexia therapy, monitor
Caplets: 500 mg Class: other substances Mild to moderate patients with severe liver function test
Brand Name: Caplets (extended- Para-aminophenol that sensitize pain pain; mild to hepatic impairment or CV: HTN, results, including
Abenol, ACET, release): 650 mg derivatives receptors. Drug moderate pain with severe active liver disease hypotension, AST,
Arthritis Pain Capsules: 325 mg, may relieve fever adjunctive opioid peripheral edema, ALT, bilirubin, and
Relief, Atasol 500 mg through central analgesics; fever Use cautiously in patients periorbital edema, creatinine levels, as
Forte, Fortolin, Drops: 80 mg/ml action in the with any type of liver tachycardia (I.V.) ordered
Ofirmev, Pediatix, Elixir: 160 mg/5 hypothalamic heat- disease, G6PD .
Raoid Action, ml regulating center. deficiency, chronic GI: Abdominal Monitor renal function
Stanback Aspirin Gelcaps: 500 mg malnutrition, severe pain, nausea, in patient on long-
Free, taminol, Injection: 10 hypovolemia, or severe vomiting, term therapy.
Triaminic Fever mg/ml renal impairment constipation (I.V.)
Reducer, Tylenol Oral liquid: Expect to reduce
160mg/5 ml, 500 Use cautiously in patients HEME: Hemolytic dosage for patients
mg/ 5 ml, 500 mg/ with long-term alcohol anemia, leukopenia, with
15 ml, 650 mg/15 neutropenia, renal dysfunction.
ml, 1000 mg/30 ml pancytopenia,
Oral solution: 80 thrombocytopenia Store suppositories
mg/ml, 160 under 80° F (26.6° C).
mg/5ml, 1000 Hepatic: jaundice
mg/30ml Monitor the end of a
Oral solution: 80 Metabolic: parenteral infusion
mg/ml, 160 mg/5 hypoalbuminemia to prevent possibility
ml, 167 mg/5 ml (I.V.), of air embolism.
Oral suspension: hypoglycemia,
80 mg/ 0.8 ml, 160 hypokalemia, Use parenteral drug
mg/5ml hypervolemia, within 6 hours once
Oral syrup: 160 hypomagnesemia, vacuum seal of glass
mg/5 ml hypophosphatemia vial has been
Packets: 950 (I.V.) penetrated or contents
mg/pk transferred to another
Suppositories: 80 Musculoskeletal: container
mg, 160 mg, 325 muscle spasms,
mg, 650 mg extremity pain
Tablets: 325 mg, (I.V.)
500 mg, 650 mg
Tablets Respiratory:
(chewable): 80 abnormal breath
mg, 160 mg sounds, dyspnea,
Tablets hypoxia, atelectasis,
(dispersible): 80 pleural effusion,
mg, 160 mg pulmonary edema,
Tablets (extended- stridor, wheezing
release): 650 mg (I.V.)

SKIN: pruritus,
rash, urticaria,
infusion-site pain
(I.V.)