Generic name Action Uses Dosage/ Route/ Side Effect Nursing Excretion

frequency consideration
Cefuroxime Second generation Treat infection 150 mg IV q 8 Diarrhea, unusual Do not confuse In urine by renal
cephalosporin with with susceptible or unpleasant taste cefuroxime with tubular secretion
a antimicrobial bacteria including in your mouth, deferoxamine (an and glomerular
activity against skin and middle nausea, vomiting, iron chelator) filtration;
both gam negative ear infection, abdominal pain. elimination half-
and positive tonsillitis, throat life is 1 to 2 hours
organism. infection, in patients 
Brand name : laryngitis
Zinacef ,bronchitis,
pneumonia,
urinary tract
infection and
gonorrhea.
Generic name Action Uses Dosage Side effect Nursing Excretion
/Route/frequency consideration
Paracetamol Paracetamol is a treat many 500mg oral, q 6 treat many - Check that the Metabolites
non-opioid conditions such as conditions such as patient is not taking are excreted through
analgesic. headache,muscle headache muscle any other the kidneys in the
aches, arthritis, aches, arthritis, medication urine
Brand name: backache, backache, containing
- It inhibits toothaches, colds, toothaches, colds, paracetamol.
prostaglandin and fevers. It and fevrs It relieves
synthesis. relieves pain in pain in mild
mild arthritis but arthritis but has no - Some children
has no effect on the effect on the may be happy to
- Paracetamol is underlying underlying take one
effective at inflammation and inflammation and paracetamol
reducing pain and swelling of the swelling of the product but dislike
fever. joint. joint. the taste of another.

- It is sometimes - There are no

used to relieve known harmful
cancer pain. effects when used
during pregnancy.

- Small amounts
may pass into
breast milk.
However, there are
no known harmful
effects when used
by breastfeeding
mothers.