Name of
Medications
Classifications Pharmacodynamics
Generic
or
(Brand Name)
Mode of Action
1. Nalbuphine Pharmacologic Analgesia is believed It is used for:
Hydrochloride classification: to result from action
(Nubain) narcotic agonist- of drug at opiate
antagonist, opioid receptor sites in the
partial agonist CNS, relieving
moderate to severe
Therapeutic pain. The narcotic
classification: antagonist effect may
analgesic, adjunct result from
to anesthesia competitive inhibition
at opiate receptors.
Like other opioids,
nalbuphine causes
respiratory
depression, sedation,
and miosis. In patients
with coronary artery
disease or MI, it
appears to produce no
substantial changes in
heart rate, pulmonary
artery or wedge
pressure, left
ventricular end-
diastolic pressure,
pulmonary vascular
resistance, or cardiac
index.
2. Bisacodyl Pharmacologic Bisacodyl has a direct It is used for:
(Correctol, classification: stimulant effect on the
Dulcolax, Fleet diphenylmethane colon, increasing
Laxative, derivative peristalsis and
Modane) enhancing bowel
Therapeutic
evacuation.
classification:
stimulant laxative
Indications Containdications Ad
Contraindicated in 
patients 
 Moderate to hypersensitive to 
severe pain 
drug. Use cautiously
 Supplement to 
in patients with
anesthesia 
history of drug abuse, 
emotional instability,
head injury,
increased intracranial
pressure, impaired
ventilation, MI
accompanied by
nausea and vomiting,
upcoming biliary
surgery, hepatic or
renal disease, and in
patients with a sulfite
sensitivity.
Contraindicated in 
patients 
 Constipation, hypersensitive to 
preparation drug; in patients with
for childbirth, 
abdominal pain,
surgery, or
nausea, vomiting, or
rectal or other symptoms of
bowel appendicitis or acute
examination 
surgical abdomen;
and in patients with
rectal bleeding,
gastroenteritis, or
intestinal
obstruction.
3. Oxytocin Pharmacologic Oxytocin increases the It is used for: Contraindicated in
classification: sodium permeability patients 
(Pitocin, exogenous of uterine myofibrils,  Induction of hypersensitive to
Syntocinon) labor
hormone indirectly stimulating drug and in those
 Augmentation 
the contraction of with severe toxemia,
Therapeutic of labor
uterine smooth hypertonic uterine
classification:  Reduction of
muscle. The threshold patterns, total
oxytocic, lactation postpartum
for response is placenta previa, and
stimulant bleeding after
lowered when vasoprevia. Also
expulsion of 
estrogen levels are contraindicated when
placenta 
high. Uterine response  To induce cephalopelvic
increases with the abortion disproportion is 
length of the  Oxytocin present; when 
pregnancy and challenge test delivery requires 
increases further conversion, as in 
to assess fetal
during active labor. distress in transverse lie; in fetal
Response mimics high-risk distress when
labor contractions. pregnancies of delivery isn’t
greater than imminent; and in
31 weeks’ prematurity and
gestation other obstetric
emergencies.

4. Cefuroxime Pharmacologic Cefuroxime is It is used for: Contraindicated in 

axetil classification: primarily bactericidal; patients
second-generation it also may be  Serious lower hypersensitive to
(Ceftin) respiratory, 
cephalosporin bacteriostatic. Activity cefuroxime or other
depends on the urinary tract, cephalosporins. Use 
Therapeutic skin, and skin-
organism, tissue cautiously in breast-
Cefuroxime classification: penetration, dosage, structure feeding women and
sodium antibiotic infections; 
and rate of organism in patients with
bone and joint 
multiplication. It acts impaired renal
(Kefurox, infections; 
by adhering to function or penicillin
Zinacef) septicemia;
bacterial penicillin- allergy.
binding proteins, meningitis
thereby inhibiting cell caused by
wall synthesis. susceptible
organisms.
 Pharyngitis,
tonsillitis,
lower
respiratory
tract infection,
urinary tract
infection
 Otitis media,
 impetigo
 Perioperative
prophylaxis
 Gonorrhea
(urethral,
endocervical,
rectal)
 Lyme disease
(erythema
migrans)

5. Ibuprofen Pharmacologic Mechanisms of action It is used for: Contraindicated in 

classification: are unknown; patients 
(Advil, NSAID ibuprofen is thought  Arthritis, gout, hypersensitive to 
Children’s and 
to inhibit drug or in those who
Advil, Therapeutic prostaglandin postextrac- have the syndrome of
Medipren, classification: tion dental 
synthesis. nasal polyps, 
Motrin, nonnarcotic pain angioedema, and
 Primary 
MotrinIB, analgesic, bronchospastic 
Nuprin, antipyretic, anti- dysmeno-
reaction to aspirin or
Pediacare inflammatory rrhea
other NSAIDs.
Fever, Rufen,  Mild to
Contraindicated
Trendar) moderate
during the last
pain,
trimester of
headache,
pregnancy because it
backache and
may cause problems
minor aches
with the fetus or
associated
complications during
with the
delivery.
common cold
 Juvenile Use cautiously in
arthritis patients with
 Fever
impaired renal or
reduction
hepatic function, GI
disorders, peptic
ulcer disease, cardiac
decompensation,
hypertension, or
coagulation defects.
Because chewable
tablets contain
aspartame, use
cautiously in patients
with
 phenylketonuria.

6. Terraferron Vitamins and Terraferron works by It is used for: Contraindicated in 

minerals completing the need patients with a 
Ferrous of iron in the body;  Improving the known 
sulfate; folic Antianemics acting on nutritional hypersensitivity to

acid; vitamin status of 
megaloblastic bone any of the 
B-complex; marrow to produce a patient with ingredients.
Vitamin C; iron deficiency
normoblastic marrow. Hemochromatosis 
Nicotinamide 1  For the
and hemosiderosis
capsule prevention
are contraindications
and treatment
to iron therapy.
of anemias
due to folic
acid and
vitamin B12
deficiencies,
also from
nutritional
deficiency of
vitamin B
complex.