PHINMA UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Nursing Department

DRUG STUDY
Drug Name Classification/ Indications Contraindications Side effects/ Adverse Nursing responsibilities
Mechanism of Action Effects
Generic Name: Therapeutic class: Heparin sodium is Contraindicated in  -bruising more  Monitor patients
Heparin sodium Anticoagulants indicated for: patients hypersensitive easily. hyperkalemia during
to drug.Conditionally  -bleeding that theraphy
Atrial fibrillation  contraindicated in takes longer to stop.  Elderly patients should
Brand Name: patients with active usually start at lower
hepalean Pharmacologic Class: with embolization: bleeding,blood  -irritation, pain, 
dosage
Anticoagulants dyscrasia,or bleeding  redness, or  Regularly inspect patient
Treatment of acute and tendencies such as sores at the injection for bleeding
Route: chronic consumption coag hemophilia,thrombocyto site. gums,bruises on arm
IVF ulopathies (disseminated penia.  -allergic leg,petechiae,nosebleed
intravascular coagulation); reactions, such as s,melena,tarry
Prevention of clotting in hives, chills, and fever. stolls,hematuria,and
Dosage: arterial and heart surgery; hematemesis
5,000 units Mechanism of Action:  -increased liver
Anticoagulant therapy
Accelerates formation of in prophylaxis and enzymes on liver
antithrombin III-thrombin treatment of function test results.
complex and deactivates venous thrombosis and  CNS:fever
Frequency: thrombin,preventing its extension;  EENT: rhinitis
Q8H conversion of fibtogen to (In a low-dose regimen) for
fibrin prevention  HEMATOLOGI
of postoperative deep C:hemorrhage,overly
venous thrombosis prolonged clotting
and pulmonary time,thrombocytopenia
embolism in patients ,white clot syndrome.
undergoing major  METABOLIC:hy
abdomino-thoracic surgery poaldosteronism
or who for other reasons
are at risk of developing
thromboembolic disease
PREPARED BY: ARIANNE NICOLE PINUELA