DRUG MECHANISM INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING

OF ACTION EFFECT CONSIDERATIONS

Generic Inhibits fungal indicated for the Contraindicated to headay, Use cautiously in
Name CYP450 treatment of patients with dizziness, patients with renal
Fluconazole (responsible for Vaginal hypersensitivity to drug. seizure impairment. Monitor
fungal sterol candidiasis GI: nausea, renal function during
Brand Name synthesis) (vaginal yeast Rarely anaphylaxis has vomiting, treatment; dosage
Diflucan weakens fungal infections due to been reported abdominal adjustment may be
cell walls Candida). pain, diarrhea, necessary
Dosage Oropharyngeal Use cautiously in patients dyspepsia,
8.4mg OD and esophageal with hypersensitivity to taste Closely monitor
candidiasis other antifungal azole perversion patients who develop
Therapeutic compounds Skin: rash mild rash. Stop drug if
Class: lesions progress
Antifungal Orasl suspension
contains sucrose and
shouldn't be used in
patients with hereditary
fructose, glucose or
galactose malabsorption
or sucrase-isomaltase
deficiency
DRUG MECHANISM INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING
OF ACTION EFFECT CONSIDERATIONS

Generic competitively - short term Contraindicated to CNS: Assess patient with

Name inhibits action treatment for patients with headache, abdominal pain
Famotidine of histamine on duodenal ulcer hypersensitivity to drug or dizziness
the H2-receptor - short term it's components. Drug GI: look for blood emesis,
Brand Name sites of parietal treatment for may cause reversible constipation, stool or gastric aspirate
Pepcid Dose cells, benign gastric confusional states that diarrhea
decreasing ulcer clear within 3 to 4 days monitor patients with
Dosage gastric - GERD after discontinuation. renal dysfunction for
0.75mg IV OD secretion - hospitalized Patients older than 50 QT-interval
patient who can't years and those with prolongation
Classification take oral drug or renal and hepatic
Antiulcer who have impairment may be more
drug intractable ulcers risk
or
hypersecretory
conditions