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Drug Indication Side/ Adverse Effects Nursing Considerations

Generic Name: Methylergonovine To prevent and treat postpartum Seizures, dizziness headache, Monitor and record BP, pulse rate and
hemorrhage caused by uterine atony or hypertension, chest pain, palpitations, uterine response.
Maleate subinvolution nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, diaphoresis

Report sudden change in vital signs,

Brand Name: Methergin frequent periods of uterine relaxations
and character and amount of vaginal
bleeding
Classification: Drugs acting on the

Uterus/ preparations for

vaginal conditions

Dosage: 1 tab TID

Generic Name: Mefenamic Acid
Brand Name: Acidan
Relief of pain including muscular, GI and visual disturbances, Inflammatory bowel disease, impaired
rheumatic, traumatic, dental, post-op drowsiness, dizziness and nervousness. renal or liver function.
and postpartum pain, headache and in Skin and other allergic reactions.
children with fever and juvenile RA.
Also for the relief of primary
dysmenorrhea.

Classifications: NSAID

Dosage: 250mg TID

Drug Study

Drug Indications Side/ Adverse Effects Nursing Considerations

Generic Name: Ampicillin Treatment of infections due to Skin rashes, diarrhea, nausea, Before giving drug, ask patient about
susceptible organisms vomiting, dizziness allergic reactions to penicillin.
Sodium
A negative history of penicillin allergy
is no guarantee against a future allergic
Brand Name: Ampicillin reactions.

Classifications: Anti- infectives

Dosage: 500mg IV q6
Generic Name: Ranitidine
Brand Name: Zantac/ Aciran
Peptic disease active duodenal and
gastric ulcer, maintenance therapy for
duodenal or gastric ulcer.
Pathologic hypersecretory conditions
such as Zollinger – Ellison Syndrome.
Transient and reversible changes in
liver function test.
Headache, malaise and blurred vision,
jaundice.
Assess pt. for abdominal pain.
Note presence of blood in emesis,
stool, or gastric aspirate.

Classifications: H2 Receptor Blocker

Antagonist

Dosage: 50mg IV stat

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Drug Indications Side/ Adverse Effects Nursing Considerations
Generic Name: Ketorolac Relief of ocular itching due to seasonal
allergic conjunctivitis.
Tromethamine
Prophylaxis and reduction of
inflammation and associated symptoms
Brand Name: Acular after ocular surgery.
Transient stinging and burning on Store drug away from heat in a dark,
instillation, ocular irritation, allergic tightly closed container and protect
reactions, superficial ocular infections, from freezing.
superficial keratitis.

Classifications: NSAID

Dosage: 1 amp IV q8 for severe

Pain
Generic Name: Metoclopramide Management of nausea and vomiting Extrapyramidal symptoms. Stop drug for four days before
associated with various GI disorders in Occasionally , Parkinsonism and diagnostic skin test to avoid
GERD and gastric stasis. tarative dyskinesia during prolonged interference with test response.
Brand Name: Clomitene treatment in elderly.

Restlessness, drowsiness, dizziness,

headache and bowel upsets.
Classifications: Anti-emetics
Hypotension, hypertension and
depression .

Dosage: 2 amp IV stat Blood disorders, hypersensitivity

reactions, neuroleptic malignant
syndrome and urinary incontinence.

Galactorrhea or related disorders.

Drug Study
Drug Indications Side/ Adverse Effects Nursing Considerations

Generic Name: Tranexamic Acid Treatment of severe hemorrhage GI disordes, nausea and vomiting, Massive hematuria from the upper
associated with excessive fibrinolysis. anorexia, headache may appear,
 Abnormal bleeding during operation,
traumatic injuries, profuse menstrual
Brand Name: Fibrinon Forte bleeding, recurrent nose bleed, genital
bleeding, post tooth extraction and
other dental procedures.
Classifications: Dyslipidaemic agents/
impaired renal insufficiency, urinary tract.
hypotension when IV injection is too
rapid. Patients with intravascular coagulation.
Renal insufficiency.

Haemostasis

Dosage: 1 amp IV q8 x 2 days