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Ampicillin Drug Study Overview

I. This document summarizes the key details of the drug Ampicillin including: - Indication is for respiratory tract, skin, skin structure, GI infections and UTIs and bacterial meningitis or septicemia. - Dosage is IV 100mg every 12 hours. - Potential adverse effects include seizures, rash, diarrhea, nausea, and hypersensitivity reactions. - Nursing responsibilities involve skin testing for allergies, using lowest effective dosage, and monitoring for signs of adverse reactions or drug interactions.

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Ampicillin Drug Study Overview

I. This document summarizes the key details of the drug Ampicillin including: - Indication is for respiratory tract, skin, skin structure, GI infections and UTIs and bacterial meningitis or septicemia. - Dosage is IV 100mg every 12 hours. - Potential adverse effects include seizures, rash, diarrhea, nausea, and hypersensitivity reactions. - Nursing responsibilities involve skin testing for allergies, using lowest effective dosage, and monitoring for signs of adverse reactions or drug interactions.

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DRUG STUDY

Dosage, Drug-to-
Contra- Mechanism Adverse Nursing
Name of Drug Route and Indication Drug
indication of Action Effects Responsibility
Frequency Interaction
Generic Name: IV 100mg q • > Inhibits cell Allopurinol: CNS: > Before giving
12 hr Respiratory Contraindicat wall May seizures, drug, do skin
Ampicillin tract or skin ed in patients synthesis increase lethargy, testing to
Brand Name: and skin hypersensitiv during risk of rash. hallucination determine allergic
structure e to drug or bacterial Monitor s, anxiety, reactions.
Novo Ampicillin, infections other multiplicatio patient for confusion, > Use lowest
Apo-Ampi, Nu- • GI penicillin. n. rash. agitation, dosage
Ampi infections > Use H2 depression compatible with
Therapeutic or UTI’s cautiously in antagonists CV: vein effective
Classification: • Bacterial patients with , PPIs: May irritation, treatment in
meningitis other drug decrease thrombophle neonates and
Antibiotics or allergies ampicillin bitis infants because
septicemia because of absorption GI: diarrhea, of incompletely
possible and level. nausea, developed renal
cross- Separate pseudomem function in these
sensitivity administrati branous patients.
and in those on times. colitis,
with Monitor vomiting, > Give drug 1 to 2
mononucleos patient for gastritis, hours before or 2
is because of continued enterocolitis to 3 hours after
high risk of antibiotic GU: meals. When
maculopapul effectivenes interstitial given orally the
ar rash. s. nephritis, drug may cause
Live virus nephropathy GI disturbances.
vaccines: HEMATOLO > Monitor sodium
May GIC: level because
decrease leukopenia, each gram of
effectivenes thrombocyto ampicillin
s of live- penia, contains 2.9 mEq
virus anemia of sodium
MEDICATION vaccines. OTHER: > Watch for signs
TICKET Concurrent hypersensiti and symptoms of
use isn’t vity reaction, hypersensitivity,
recommend over growth such as
ed. of non erythematous
Oral susceptible maculopapular
anticoagula organism rash, urticaria,
nts: May and anaphylaxis.
increase
risk of
bleeding.
Monitor PT
and INR.
Probenecid:
May
increase
levels of
ampicillin
and other
penicillins.

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