DRUG STUDY

BRAND GENERIC DOSAGE ACTION INDICATION CONTRA- PRECAUTIONS NURSING

NAME NAME INDICATION CONSIDERATION

Nexium Esomeprazol Inhibit the H+ -

e K+ - ATPase
pump (proton
pump) in
gastric parietal
cells
effectively
blocking the
final step in
acid
production,
thereby
reducing
gastric acidity.
BRAND GENERIC DOSAGE ACTION INDICATION CONTRA- PRECAUTIONS NURSING
NAME NAME INDICATION CONSIDERATION

Buscopa Hyoscine Inhibits

n Plus acetylcholine
at receptor
site in
autonomic
nervous
system, which
controls
secretions,
free acids in
stomach;
blocks central
muscarinic
receptors,
which
decreases
involuntary
movements.
BRAND GENERIC DOSAGE ACTION INDICATION CONTRA- PRECAUTIONS NURSING
NAME NAME INDICATION CONSIDERATION

Amvasc Amlodipine Inhibits influx

of calcium ion
across cell
membranes to
produce
relaxation of
coronary
vascular
smooth
muscle
(dilation of
coronary
arteries),
decrease
peripheral
vascular
resistance of
smooth
muscle
(decrease
blood
pressure) and
increases
myocardial
oxygen
delivery in
patients with
vasospastic
angina.