Nursing

Name Dosage Action Indication Contraindication Adverse Effects Consideration

Isosorbide 5 mg SL Not completely  Acute  Patients with CNS: Headache,  To prevent
dinitrate BID known but angina hypersensitivit dizziness, tolerance &
(Apo- thought to attacks; for y or weakness nitrate free
ISDN) reduce cardiac prevention idiosyncrasy CV: Orthostatic interval of 8-12
oxygen in situations to nitrates & hypotension, hours per day is
demand by likely to severe tachycardia, recommended
decreasing cause hypotension palpitations, ankle  Monitor BP
preload & after angina angle closure edema  Drug may cause
load attacks glaucoma EENT: SL burning headaches at the
 Use cautiously GI: Nausea, beginning of the
in patients vomiting therapy
with blood DERMA:  Met
volume Cutaneous hemoglobinemia
depletion vasodilation, rash has been seen
with nitrates
 Generic Adverse Nursing
Name Dosage Action Indication Contraindication Side effects Reaction Considerations

Block the action Treament for Contraindicated to Constipation Arthralgia Administer at HS with
Ranitidine 50mg of histamine on heartburn, acid patients with meals
stomach cells, indigestion, sour allergy to Diarrhea Tachycardia
thus reducing stomach. Ranitidine and Report sore throat,
stomach acid lactation Nausea Bradycardia fever, unusual
production. Short term bruising/bleeding, tarry
treatment of Cautiously with Vomiting Rash stools, confusion,
GERD. impaired hallucinations,
renal/hepatic Enlargement of Abdominal dizziness, severe
Short term function. breast pain headache, muscle
treatment and joint pain.
maintainance Impotence Headache,
theraphy of the dizziness and
active benign Low libido insomia
gastric ulcer.

Treatment of
erosive
esophagitis.

Pathologic
hypersecretory
conditions.

Improves gastric
environment at
time of
anesthesia.

Reducing risk for

Pneumonitis.

Lower risk from

aspiration of
gastric contents.