DRUG STUDY

NAME OF CLASSIFICATION DOSE/ MECHANISM SPECIFICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE-EFFECTS NURSING PRECAUTION

DRUG FREQUENCY OF ACTION
GENERIC NAME: PHARMACOLOGIC CLASS:
10-40 units/ Causes potent and To stimulate Patient hypersensitive to drug. MATERNAL
CV:
OXYTOXIN EXOGENOUS in 1000mL in selective uterine
HORMONES compatible stimulation of contraction When vaginal delivery isn’t Arrythmias, Hypertension, PVC
BRAND NAME:
solution. uterine and and reduce advised (placenta previa, vasa
THERAPEUTIC CLASS: GI:
Pitocin mammary gland postpartum previa, invasive cervical
OXYTOCICS smooth muscles bleeding after carcinoma, genital, herpes), Nausea and vomiting
expulsion of when cephalopelvic
GU:
placenta. disproportion is present, or
when delivery requires Tetanic uterine contraction,
conversion as in transverse lie. impaired uterine blood flow,
pelvic hematoma, increased
In fetal distress when delivery uterine motility
isn’t imminent, in prematurity,
OTHERS:
in other obstetric emergencies
and in patients with severe Hypersensitivity reactions
toxemia or hypertonic uterine
pattern. FETAL
CNS:

Patients with invasive cervical Seizure

cancer and those with
EENT:
previous cervical or uterine
surgery (including caesarian Neonatal retinal hemorrhage
section), grand multi parity,
HEPATIC:
uterine sepsis, traumatic
delivery or overdistended Neonatal jaundice
uterus. (use cautiously if at all)
GENERIC NAME:
PHARMACOLO 0.2 Mg Increases tone Prevention and Pt with hypertension
METHYLERGO
GIC CLASS: Intramuscula ,rate and control of Pregnancy
NOVINE
ERGOT r after amplitude of postpartum Toxaemia
MALEATE ALKALOID placental rhythmic and post- Hypersensitivity
delivery contractions abortion Pt. with eclampsia
BRAND NAME: THERAPEUTIC through binding hemorrhage.
METHERGI CLASS: and the resultant
N OXYTOCICS antagonism of
dopamine D1

GENERIC Neonates: cofactor for Prevent Drug allergy

NAME: 0.5 to 1 mg production of hemorrhagic
PHYTONAD in within 1 factors II,VII,IX disease (HDN)
IONE hour after AND X. of newborn
birth
BRAND
NAME:
VITAMIN K
GENERIC PHARMACOLOGI Neonates: Inhibits protein To prevent Pt. who are hypertensive to
NAME: C CLASS: 1 cm long in synthesis normally ophthalmic drug.
ERYTHROM MACROLIDES lower bacteriostatic neonatarum
YCIN conjuctival but bactericidal in caused by
(OPTHALMI THERAPEUTIC sac of each high Neiserria
SC) CLASS: one eye concentrations or Gonorrhoeae
ANTIBIOTICS shortly after against or chlamydia
birth. suspectable trachomiatis
organisms.

Initially 5 Active For prevention

GENERIC PHARMACOLO mcg IM immunization; of Hepatitis B
NAME: GIC CLASS: then another recombinant DNA
HEPA B VACCINES/ 5 mcg IM technology
VACCINE VIRAL SURFACE after 3 days,
BRAND VACCINE then another
NAME: 5 mcg IM 6
ENGERIX- months after
B,RECOMBI first dose. Yeast allergy
VAX HB)
GENERIC PHARMACOLO 0.5 mg single
NAME: GIC CLASS: use Prevention of
LIDOCAINE LOCAL intradermal Rendering a pain by
(INTRADER ANESTHETICS injection specific position of blocking the
MAL) system. the body, signals of the
THERAPEUTIC insensitive to pain nerve endings
BRAND CLASS: by interfering with in the skin
NAME: ANALGESIS nerve transmission during suture
LIDOCAINE, in that area. Nerve procedure
LIDODERM, conduction is injected at
XYLOCAINE blocked only in the local
area in which the anesthesia for
anesthetic is minor surgical
applied and there procedure.
is no loss of
consciousness.