DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION & CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

ACTION RESPONSIBILITIES
Brand Name:
Capoten Captopril is an ACE INDICATIONS:  Monitor blood
inhibitor and works Get emergency pressure and
Generic Name: by relaxing blood Therapeutic indications: Hypertension, medical help if you pulse frequently
Captopril vessels so that blood congestive heart failure, myocardial have signs of an during initial dose
can flow more easily. infarction allergic reaction to adjustment and
Classification: ACE It is  an angiotensin captopril: hives; severe periodically during
inhibitors converting CONTRAINDICATIONS: stomach pain; therapy. (for
enzyme(ACE) difficulty breathing; patients treated
Route: SL inhibitor prescribed swelling of your face, with
for treating high lips, tongue, or throat. hypertension)
 Hypersensitivity to ACE
Dosage: 25mg blood pressure, heart inhibitors  For patients
failure, and for Call your doctor at treated with CHF,
 Anuria once if you have:
Frequency: PRN preventing kidney monitor weight
 History of ACEI-
failure due to high and assess patient
blood pressure induced angioedema  a light-headed routinely for
and diabetes.  Hereditary feeling, like resolution of fluid
or idiopathic angioedema you might pass overload. Signs of
 Bilateral renal artery stenosis out; fluid overload are:
 Pregnancy (2nd and 3rd  little or no peripheral edema,
trimesters): Significant risk of urination, or rales or crackles,
urinating more dyspnea, weight
fetal/neonatal morbidity and
than usual; gain and jugular
mortality
 shortness of vein distention.
 Do not coadminister with breath (even  The nurse should
aliskiren in patients with with mild keep in mind that
diabetes mellitus or with renal exertion), Captopril may
impairment (GFR under 60 swelling, rapid cause false-
mL/min/1.73 m²) weight gain; positive result for
 chest pain or urine acetone.
pressure,  The drug should
pounding be administered 1
 heartbeats or hour before or 2
fluttering in hours after meals.
your chest; It may be crushed
 high if the patient has
potassium - difficulty
nausea, slow swallowing.
or unusual  Keep this
heart rate, medication in the
weakness, loss container it came
of movement; in, tightly closed,
or and out of reach
 sudden of children.
weakness or ill  Store it at room
feeling, fever, temperature and
chills, sore away from excess
throat, painful heat and moisture
mouth sores, (not in the
pain when bathroom).
swallowing,  Throw away any
skin sores, cold medication that is
or flu outdated or no
symptoms. longer needed.
 Inform the patient
Common captopril side that Captopril
effects may include: tablets may have a
slight sulfur odor
 cough; (like rotten eggs).
 flushing  Instruct the
(warmth, patient to notify
redness, or the physician
tingly feeling); immediately when
 numbness, the following
tingling, or manifestations are
burning pain in experienced:
 your hands or -chest pain
feet; -swelling of the face, eyes,
 loss of taste lips, tongue, arms, or legs
sensation; or -difficulty breathing or
 mild skin swallowing
itching or rash. -fainting
-rash

DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION & SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTION CONTRAINDICATION
Brand Name:
Serc Betahistine is an INDICATIONS: Headache, occasional
antivertigo agent used drowsiness, nausea,
 This drug should be
Generic Name: for the reduction of Betahistine is indicated indigestion, mild gastric
Betahistine Hcl episodes of vertigo for treatment of Ménière's complaints such as taken with food.
association syndrome, symptoms of which vomiting, stomach pain  Advise relatives to
Classification: with ménière’s disease. may include vertigo, tinnitus, and bloating. 
Antivertigo Betahistine is a hearing loss and nausea. support patient’s
Preparations histamine-like ambulation.
antivertigo drug used CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Route: for treating symptoms  Protect medication
PO associated with hypersensitivity to the active from moisture.
Ménière's disease. It is substance(s) or to any of the
Dosage: thought to reduce excipients listed in section 6.1.  Do not give this
16mg symptoms through its Caution is advised in the medication to
actions on histamine treatment of patients with
children.
Frequency: PRN receptors.4,12 peptic ulcer or a history of
peptic ulceration, because of  Swallow tablet
the occasional dyspepsia
whole with one full
encountered in patients on
betahistine. glass of water.
 Never take a double
dose if you missed
one medication. If
you missed one,
take medication
immediately.