Name of Drug Drawing Classification Dosage/Time/ Indication Mechanism of Side Effects Nursing

Route Action Responsibilities

Generic Name: Co-trimoxazole is

Therapeutic 80 mg of This medication generally bactericidal; it Most common:  Assess allergic
Classification: Anti- trimethoprim and is a combination acts by sequential reactions
Co-trimoxazole  Nausea
Infectives 400 mg of of trimethoprim blockade of folic acid  Monitor I&O
enzymes in the  vomiting
sulfamethoxazole and ratio-
synthesis pathway.
 loss of appetite
Brand Name: daily in 2 divided sulfamethoxazole The sulfamethoxazole  Monitor kidney

Bacterim DS doses every 12 , prescribed for component inhibits function-

Blood
hours. certain types formation of dihydrofolic  Assess type
acid from para-
bacterial  Decrease in of infection;
aminobenzoic (PABA),
Route: Orally infections. It is blood cell obtain C&S
whereas trimethoprim
also used to treat inhibits dihydrofolate counts before starting
traveler’s reductase. therapy
diarrhea. It  Assess blood
Allergic
eliminates dyscrasias
bacteria that
 Skin
cause various
inflammation
infections.
 jaundice
 hepatic necrosis
 elevation in liver
 enzymes
 inflammation of
intestine,
pancreas,
tongue, mouth
ulcer,
abdominal pain
and diarrhea.

Genitourinary

 Kidney failure
 blood urea
nitrogen
 absence of
urination

CNS

 Brain
inflammation
 convulsion
 incoordination
  fainting
 ringing in the
ear
 headache
 hallucinations
 depression
 nervousness

Metabolic

 Low blood
sugar

Musculoskeletal

 Joint/muscle
pain

R:

 Cough
 shortness of
 breath
 lung infection

Miscellaneous

 Weakness
 fatigue
 sleeplessness