NAME OF Date Dosage, route, Mechanism of Indication Patient’s Response NURSING

DRUG ordered frequency action RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic name: 500mg oral BID Neomycin is Used to prevent or Patient has no adverse Prior
Neomycin bactericidal in treat skin infections effect  Check if patient has
sulfate action. Similar to caused by bacteria. known allergy to the
other It is not effective drug.
Brand name: aminoglycosides, against fungal or  Instruct that it can be
Nivemycin it inhibits viral infections. taken on a full or empty
bacterial protein stomach
Pharmacologic synthesis through
class: irreversible During
Aminoglycoside binding to the 30  After taking an
antibiotics S ribosomal antibiotic you may need
subunit of to wait for up to 3 hours
susceptible before eating or
bacteria drinking any dairy
products. Dairy
products include milk
as well as butter,
yogurt, and cheese.

After
 Monitor the patient
receiving
aminoglycosides for
signs of decreased renal
function such as
declining urine output
and increasing blood
urea nitrogen (BUN),
creatinine, and
declining glomerular
filtration rate (GFR).
Advise patient that they
might experience
adverse reactions to
oral neomycin sulfate
like nausea, vomiting
and diarrhea..