DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE

General Malvar Street, Davao City

Nursing Program

DRUG STUDY

CLASSIFICAT
ION/ CONTRA- ADVERSE NURSING
DRUG NAME INDICATION
MECHANISIM INDICATION EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITY
OF ACTION
- Stop drug and tell
BRAND CLASSIFICAT -Inflammation - Contraindecate Adverse effect: prescriber if skin
NAME: ION: and pruritus d in patients GU: Glycosuria infection, striae or
Corticosteroid Triamcinolone from hypersensitive atrophy occur
is in a class of corticosteroid- to drug or its Metabolic: - If antifungal or
medication responsive components Hyperglycemia antibiotic combined
GENERIC called dermatoses - Contraindecate with corticosteroid
NAME: corticosteroids. d in the Skin: burning, fails to provide
Triamcinolone -Infammation presence of pruritus, irritation, prompt
acetonide from oral fungal, viral, or dryness, erythema, improvement, stop
(Topical) lesions bacterial folliculitis, corticosteroid until
ACTION: infection of the hypertrichosis,hypo infection is
Unclear, -Triamcinolone mouth or throat pigmentation, controlled.
DOSAGE: Diffuses topical is used (paste) acneiform - Systemic
Apply thin film across cell to treat the - Drug isn’t for eruptions, perioral absorption is more
2-4 times membranes to itching, ophthalmic use. deratits, allergic likely with the use
daily(0.025%) form redness, - Prolonged contact dermatitis, of occlusive
or 2-3 times complexes dryness, corticosteroid maceration dressing, prolonged
daily(0.1%, with crusting, therapy may secondary infection, treatment, or
0.5%) cytoplasmic scaling, interfere with atrophy, striae, extensive body
receptor, inflammation, growth and miliaria with surface treatment.
ROUTE: showing anti- and discomfort development in occlusive dressings. - Monitor skin
Topical inflammatory, of various skin children. integrity
antipruritic, conditions, - Use cautious in Others: HPA axis - If used for long time
FREQUENCY: vasoconstrictiv including elderly patients suppression, and on large skin
3-4 times x day e, and psoriasis (a because of age- Crushing syndrome. areas, monitor
antiproliferative skin disease in related changes patient for HPA axis
activity. which red, in skin integrity suppression.
scaly patches and risk Side effect:
form on some associated with  burning,
Reference: areas of the systemic itching, irritation,
body and absorption. stinging,
Wolters eczema (a redness, or
Kluwer(2020) skin disease drying of the skin
Nursing2020 that causes
Drug  acne
the skin to be
Handbook. dry and itchy  change in
and to skin color
sometimes
develop red,  unwanted
scaly rashes) hair growth

 tiny red
bumps or rash
around the
 mouth

 small white
or red bumps on
the skin

JHON ERIC V. ESCULTOR

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