Vien M.

Demasu-ay
3-ACN

GENERIC NAME: Paracetamol Route of Administration: per orem

MODE OF INDICATIONS/ ADVERSE

DRUG NURSING HEALTH
DRUG CLASS CONTRAINDICATIO REACTIONS TO
ACTION INTERACTIONS CONSIDERATIONS TEACHINGS
NS WATCH OUT FOR

Barbiturates, C - Analgesic and Warn patient

hydantoins, Antipyretic that acute
Analgesic and Reduces fever Contraindication Chest pain sulfinpyrazone overdoses
Antipyretic by acting on Dyspnea H - Relief of fever, (above 1000
the Contraindicated with Rash May decrease headaches, and mg per single
hypothalamus allergy to Fever therapeutic effect other minor aches dose and
to cause acetaminophen or Acute kidney of and pains. above 4000
vasodilatation any component. failure acetaminophen; mg per day for
& sweating. Jaundice concomitant long- E - as necessary or adults, above
Acute kidney term use may when 2000 mg per
failure increase risk of temperature is day if drinking
Use cautiously with Hepatic toxicity more than 37.80C
impaired hepatic hepatotoxicity. alcohol) of
and failure paracetamol
function, chronis C- Instruct client to
alcoholism, and Charcoal report any adverse can cause
pregnancy lactation. As an antidote, reaction like potentially fatal
charcoal can allergies to the liver damage
Indications: decrease the physician or nurse. and, in rare
absorption of Warn patient that individuals, a
Used for the relief of acetaminophen high doses or normal dose
fever, headaches, when given as unsupervised long can do the
and other and pains soon as possible –term use can same; the risk
regarding surgical after overdosage. cause liver is heightened
wound. damage. by alcohol .
Ethanol
Chronic K - Do not exceed
excessive use the recommended
may increase risk dosage. Not to use
of hepatotoxicity. for marked fever
(temperature
Lamotrigine higher than
Vien M. Demasu-ay
3-ACN

Acetaminophen 39.50C). Fever

may reduce persisting longer
plasma than 3 days.
concentration. If
an interaction is
suspected, adjust
the lamotrigine
dose accordingly.

Warfarin
Possible
increased risk of
bleeding,
especially in
doses more than
325 mg/day.