DRUG STUDY

CLASSIFICATION & DOSE, ROUTE, & MECHANISM OF CONTRA- NURSING

DRUG SIDE EFFECTS
INDICATION FREQUENCY ACTION INDICATION RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic name: Classification: Dose: Phytomenadione is a Hypersensitivity to any  Dyspnea  Perform hand hygiene.
 Vitamin 0.5 ml naturally occurring component of this  Irritation  Prepare the medication
Vitamin K  Anti-hemorrhagic compound, prootes medication.  Cyanosis  Clean the injection site
Route: hepatic synthesis of  Flushing  Insert syringe via IM in
Branded name: Indication: lateral anterior of the clotting factors (II, VII, IX,  Anaphylactoid the lateral anterior of the
Prophylaxis and thigh, IM X) and of coagulation Reaction (rarely thigh
Phytomenadione treatment of inhibitors (Protein C and happens)  Apply pressure in the
hemorrhagic disease of Frequency: S). It is used to prevent injection site
the newborn. Given at first hour of and treat hemorrhages  Recap the syringe and
life/at birth related to Vitamin K remove the needle to
deficiency. dispose it in a puncture
proof container.

Generic Name: Classification: Dose: BCG (intravesical) is an  Immunosuppression  Tenderness or small  Perform hand hygiene.
0.1 ml attenuated strain of  Pregnancy bumps on your skin  Prepare the medication
BCG Indication: bacillus Calmette-  Congenital or where the medicine  Clean the injection site
Route: Guérin (Mycobacterium acquired immune was injected.  Insert syringe via SC in
Branded Name: Left arm, Subcutaneous bovis) used as a deficiencies  Scarring at the injection left arm
biological response  Active TB site or keloids.  Do not apply cotton
Frequency: modifier. BCG, when   balls
Given at first hour of used intravesicularly for  Dispose it in a puncture
life/at birth treatment of bladder proof container.
carcinoma in situ, is
thought to cause a
local, chronic
inflammatory response
involving macrophage
and leukocyte infiltration
of the bladder. BCG
(intravesical) is active
immunotherapy which
stimulates the host's
immune mechanism to
reject the tumor.