BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING
City of Malolos

DRUG STUDY

Patient’s Initial: S. Age: 14 years old Gender:Female Date Handled: 02/22/2021 Medical Diagnosis:
Chief Complaint: Hospital: Ward/Clinical Area:

MEDICATIONS DATE ROUTE OF MECHANISMS OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION CLIENT’S NURSING

ORDERED/ ADMINISTRATION/ ACTION RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES
GIVEN/ DOSAGE/
TAKEN FREQUENCY
Generic Name Availability Pharmacokinetics General Contraindications CNS: seizures, Before
Capsules: 375 mg Indications >hypersensitivity dizziness, >assess pts. Infection
Injection: 5mg/mL Onset: >amebic hepatic headache >watch carefully for edema
Metronidazole >hypersensitivity to parabens
Oral suspension: PO: uknown IV: immediate abscess >first trimester of pregnancy because it may cause
200mg/5ml Topical: unknown >intestinal EENT: sodium retention
Tablets: Peak : amebiasis Tearing(topical >assess skin for severity
200mg,250mg,400mg,500 PO: 1-2 hrs IV: immediate >trichomoniasis only) areas of local adverse
mg Topical: 6-10hrs >retractory Precautions reactions
Topical gel: 0.75 %,1 % Duration: trichomoniasis >history of blood dyscrasias; GI: abdominal >record number and
PO, IV, Topical: unknown >bacterial seizures or neurologic pain, anorexia, character of stools
Routes of administration infection caused problems nausea and >assess pt’s and family’s
PO, IV, Topical Therapeutic Effects: by anaerobic >severe hepatic impairment vomiting, diarrhea, knowledge of drug therapy
Hinders growth of selected microorganisms >pregnancy, lactation and dry mouth,
Patients Dose organisms, including most >to prevent children glossitis During
Metronidazole 500mg 1 anaerobic bacteria and postoperative >give drug with meals to
tab TID PO protozoa infection in Derm: rashes, minimize GI distress
Drug Half Life contaminated urticarial, mild >to treat trichomoniasis,
Minimum Dose colorectal surgery dryness, skin give drug for 7days instead
PO : 250mg TID >pelvic irritation of 2-g single dose
IV : 100mg /mL inflammatory >use only after T.vaginalis
disease Hemat: leukopenia has been confirmed by wet
Maximum Dose Drug interactions smear
PO : 750 mg TID 6-10days >cimetidine Local: Phlebitis at >tablets may be crushed
IV : 100mg/mL >phenobarbital Iv site for pt’s. with difficult
>warfarin swallowing
>disulfiram Neuro: peripheral >do not use aluminium
>fluorouracil neuropathy needles or hubs, color will
 turn orange/rust
Misc:
superinfection After
>tell pt. that metallic taste
and dark or red brown
urine may occur
>instruct pt. to take oral
form with meals to
minimize reactions
>instruct to complete full
course of therapy
>tell pt. not to use alcohol
or drugs that contain
alcohol.
>may cause dizziness/ light
headedness

Student’s Name: Santos, Richmon Joseph E. Yr. & Sec./Grp. No.:BSN 3C Clinical Instructor: Sir, Laurence Santos RN MAN