Drug Name Mechanism of Administration Indication Contraindication Adverse Effect Nursing Responsibilities

Action

Calcium Replaces DOSAGE Hypocalcemia, Hypercalcemia, GI irritation • Use cautiously in

Gluconate calcium hypocalcemic ventricular hemorrhage patients with sarcoidosis
and maintains Tablets 500 tetany, fibrillation, renal constipation and renal or cardiac
BRAND calcium level mg, 650 mg, magnesium canalicul vomiting disease and in digitalized
NAME toxicity, thirst patients.
975 mg, 1 g
Kalcinate hypoparathyroid renal • monitor blood
(contains 90 ism canaliculi calcium level
mg elemental hypercalcemia frequently
calcium/g) polyuria
 Drug Name Mechanism of Administration Indication Contraindication Adverse Effect Nursing Responsibilities
Action
Ferrous Sulfate Iron is absorbed 200mg/day PO >Prophylaxis Hemosiderosis, Constipation, >Substitution of one
(FeSO4) from the and treatment hemochromatosis, gastric irritation, iron salt for another
CLASSIFICATION: duodenum and of iron peptic ulcer, nausea, abdominal without proper
Antianemic, Iron upper deficiency and regional enteritis, cramps, anorexia, adjustment may result in
jejunum by an iron-deficiency and ulcerative diarrhea, dark serious over or under
active anemias. colitis. Hemolytic colored stools. dosing.
mechanism >Dietary anemia, >Eggs, milk, coffee, or
through the supplement pyridoxine- tea consumed with a
mucosal cells for iron. responsive anemia, meal or 1hr after may
where it Optimum and cirrhosis of the significantly inhibit
combines with therapeutic liver. Use in those absorption of dietary
the responses with normal iron iron.
protein are usually balance >Ingestion of calcium
transferrin. noted within 2- and iron supplements
4 weeks with food can decrease
iron absorption by one-
third; iron absorption is
not decreased if calcium
carbonate is used and
taken between meals.
>Do not crush or chew
sustained-release
products