CRITERIA:

DAVAO DOCTORA COLLEGE

Content and organization 40%
General Malvar St., Davao City
Analysis 40%
Nursing Program Neatness and promptness 10%
Reference 10%
DRUG STUDY TOTAL 100%

Name of Patient: Patient Miranda Date of Admission: August 15, 2021 Room: OPD
Age: 18 Sex: Female Civil Status: Single Attending Physician: Dr. Casteel

CLASSIFICATION / NURSING
DRUG NAME INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS
MECHANISM OF ACTION RESPONSIBILITY
 Drowsiness
Diphenhydramine acts as Diphenhydramine, which Documented Drowsiness, dizziness,
 Dizziness
an inverse agonist at the is available as an over- hypersensitivity to constipation, stomach
BRAND NAME: H1 receptor, thereby  Impaired
the-counter medication, is diphenhydramine upset, blurred vision,
reversing the effects of coordination
a first-generation Premature infants and or dry
Benadril histamine on capillaries, antihistamine that is used  Headache
neonates mouth/nose/throat may
reducing allergic reaction in a variety of conditions  Epigastric
Breastfeeding mothers occur. If any of these
symptoms.  to treat and prevent discomfort
Pregnancy Category B effects persist or
dystonias, insomnia,  Thickened
GENERIC: - used only if clearly worsen, tell your
Diphenhydramine also pruritis, urticaria, vertigo, bronchial
Diphenhydramine HCl needed doctor or pharmacist
acts as an antimuscarinic; and motion sickness. It secretions
Diphenhydramine has promptly. To relieve
it is a competitive also possesses local  Dry mucous dry mouth, suck
additive effects with
antagonist of muscarinic anesthetic properties for membranes (sugarless) hard candy
alcohol and other CNS
acetylcholine receptor, patients with allergies to  Constipation or ice chips, chew
depressants (hypnotics,
resulting in its use as an other, more commonly sedatives,  Euphoria (sugarless) gum, drink
antiparkinson medication. used local anesthetics; tranquilizers)  Ataxia water, or use a saliva
however, this is an off-  Dysuria substitute.
label use of the  Urinary
medication. Additional retention
off-label use is for the  Hypotension
treatment of oral  Blurred vision
mucositis.
 DOSAGE:
REFERENCES:
25–50 mg q6–8h Sicari V, Zabbo CP. Diphenhydramine. [Updated
2021 Jul 15]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure
Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021
Jan-. Available from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526010/

ROUTE:

Oral route

FREQUENCY:

Every six to eight hours

JOVER, EULA MARIE A.

BBN/DTS/2020 Name of Student