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    This document provides information about common medications including their class, common side effects, relevant nursing implications, and efficacy. It lists several medications like albuterol, budesonide, clonidine and others along with details about their use, dosages, and side effects that nurses should be aware of to properly educate patients and monitor for safety.

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    Medication Class Side Effect Nursing Efficacy

    Implication
    Albuterol Antiasthmatic Restlessness, Exceeding Relief for patient
    PD; 2.5 mg Beta 2, Anxiety recommended with COPD
    SR: 2.5 mg Bronchodilator dosage may lead to
    adverse effect
    Budesonide Corticosteroid Headache, Effects are not Decrease nasal
    PD: 0.5 mg restlessness, immediate, do not swelling
    SR: 0.25 mg- 1mg Dizziness stop taking.
    Clonidine Antihypertensive Headache, Fatigue, Abruptly Treatment for high
    PD: 0.2 mg Central analgesic Sedation discontinuing blood pressure
    SR: 0.2 -0.6 mg Sympatholytic medication is life
    Threatening
    Diltiazem Antianginal Drowsiness, Do not crush or Treatment for high
    (Cardizem) Antihypertensive headache, dizziness chew. Do not drink blood pressure
    PD: 180 mg Calcium Channel grapefruit juice
    SR: 180-360 mg blocker
    Enoxaparin Antithrombotic Mild irritation, Use electric razor Treats blood clots
    (lovenox) Low molecular wt redness or bruising formation
    PD: sub q heparin on injection site
    SR: 30-40 mg
    Fluticasone Corticosteroid Irritation in nasal Will not work Preventative
    (flonase) mucous membrane immediately, over treatment of
    PD: 40 mg use may lead to asthma
    adverse effect
    Furosemide (lasix) Loop Diuretic Dizziness, vertigo, Take early so Fluid retention
    PD: 2.5 mg drowsiness, fatigue increase urine does
    SR: 20-80 mg not interrupt with
    sleep.
    Guaifenesin Expectorant Headache, dizziness May be cut it half, Productive cough
    (mucinex) do not crush. Do not
    PD: 600mg 12/hr take more than 1
    SD: 200-400 mg week

    Hydrochlorothiazid Thiazide diuretic Dizziness, vertigo, Take with milk or Fluid retention
    e fatigue food, may upset GI,
    (hydroDIURIL) admin day increase
    PD:25 mg urination will not
    SD: 25-100mg disturb sleep
    Megestrol Hormone Confusion Sensitivity to light, Increase appetite
    PD:500 mg Progestin abnormal thinking avoid sun exposure for pt who lost a lot
    SD: 400-700 mg of weight
    Tramodol Analgesic Dizziness, vertigo, Do not crush, avoid Pain reliever
    (Ultram) Opioid analgesic confusion driving, loss of
    PD: 50 mg appetite
    SD: 50-100 mg

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