GENERIC BRAND DOS DOSA SPECIFI SPECIFIC CONTRAINDIC MECHANI SIDE ADVERS NURSING

NAME NAME AGE GE C INDICATIO ATION SM OF EFFEC E RESPONSIBIL

FOR STOC CLASSIF N ACTION T EFFECT ITY
M/ K/DOS ICATION
ROU E
TE
Paracetamol Biogesic Oral, 500mg Analgesic/ Relief of minor Anemia, cardiac Paracetamol >CNS: Allergic > Check the
Tablet 1 tab Antipyreti aches and pulmonary exhibits Drowsin skin doctor’s order
c pains, and disease, hepatic or analgesic ess, reaction and medication
fever reduction severe renal and headache and GI card
disease. antipyretic disturbanc
activity by >Skin: es >Prepare the
inhibiting Rash, medications for
prostaglandi urticaria the right patient,
n synthesis right route, right
dosage and at the
right time

> Check the

temperature first
before given

>Give the drug

with food if the
GI upset occurs

>Assess patient’s
fever or pain

>Discontinue
drug if
hypersensitivity
occur

GENER BRAN DOSAGE DOSAG SPECIFIC SPECIFIC CONTRAIN MECHA SIDE ADVERSE NURSING
IC D FORM/ E CLASSIFI INDICATI DICATION NISM OF EFFEC EFFECT RESPONSIBILI
NAME NAME ROUTE STOCK/ CATION ON ACTION T TY
DOSE
Mefloqui Lariam Oral/Table 250mg/ta Antimalaria Acute > History of Mefloquin Chest CNS: > If overdose is
ne t blet l malaria neuropsychia e is an pain, Seizures, suspected, induce
infections tric disorders antimalari Nausea suicidal vomiting or
caused by including al agent and behavior, perform gastric
mefloquine convulsion which acts vomiting hallucinatio lavage because of
sensitive and as a blood , n, confusion risk of
strains of depression schizontici diarrhea, cardiotoxicity
plasmodium de. Its abdomin CV: edema,
falciparum >hypersensiti exact al pain, arrhythmia >Monitor patient
vity to mechanis headache for neurologic
mefloquine m of , EENT: signs and
action is dizziness tinnitus, symptoms
not known visual
disturbances
>Tell patient to do
GI: not perform
Anorexia potentially
dyspepsia, hazardous
loss of activities until
appetite response to drug is
known
Skin: hair
loss, > Tell patient not
urticarial to take drug on an
rash empty stomach

>Advice patient
that drug may
cause insomnia.