Medication Indication Pharmacodynamic Contraindication Common Side Nursing

s Effects Consideration

Fentanyl Citrate > for analgesic Binds with opioid is contraindicated in Respiratory 1. Regularly
action of short receptors in the patients with known depression, apnea, monitor patients for
Sublimaze duration during the CNS, altering intolerance to the rigidity, and development of
anesthetic periods, perception and of drug or other opioid bradycardia. opioid addiction, of
Therapeutic class: premedication, emtional reponse to agonists. Respiratory arrest, you, and misuse.
Opioid analgesics induction and pain. circulatory
maintenance, and depression or 2. Serious, life
Pharmacologic in the immediate cardiac arrest. threatening or fatal
class: Opioid postoperative Hypertension, respiratory
agonist period (recovery hypotension, depression can
room) as the need dizziness, blurred occur. monitor
Dosage: arises. vision, nausea, patients closely,
50 mcg/mL > for use as a emesis, especially within
narcotic analgesic diaphoresis, first 24 to 72 hours
supplement in pruritus, urticaria, of drug initiation
general or regional laryngospasm and and after dosage
anesthesia. anaphylaxis. increase.
> for administration
with a neuroleptic 3. Monitor
as an anesthetic circulatory and
premedication, for respiratory status
the induction of and urinary function
anesthesia and as carefully. drug
an adjunct in the makers respiratory
maintenance of depression,
general and hypertension, urine
regional retention,nausea,
anesthesia. vomiting, ileus, all
>for use as an are third level of
anesthetic agent consciousness no
with oxygen in matter how it is
selected high risk given.
patients, such as
those undergoing
open heart surgery
or certain
complicated
neurological or
orthopedic
procedures.