DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE DRUG STUDY

General Malvar St., Davao City CRITERIA:

Nursing Program Content and organization 40% Analysis
40% Neatness and promptness 10%
Reference 10% TOTAL 100%

Name of Patient: Mrs. Nora Santos Date of Admission: ___________________ Room:

__________ Age: 23 years old Sex: F Civil Status: _______

Attending Physician: Dr. Fabella Martinez

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION / INDICATION CONTRAINDICAT
MECHANISM OF ACTION

Salbutamol, another Salbutamol is prescribed Salbutamol should

name for albuterol, is a for symptomatic relief taken when patien
medication used to treat and prevention of have hypersensiti
wheezing and shortness uterine infection,
bronchospasm brought
of breath brought on by miscarriage, high
breathing issues like on by bronchial asthma, pressure during
asthma. It is a drug for chronic bronchitis, pregnancy, or hea
fast relief. The class of reversible obstructive disease.
medications known as airway disease and other
bronchodilators includes chronic
albuterol. bronchopulmonary
disorders.
MOA: From the trachea
to the bronchial tubes,
salbutamol relaxes the
GENERIC NAME: smooth muscle of all
Salbutamol airways. Salbutamol
functions as a
 functional inhibitor to
relax the airway
regardless of the
spasmogen involved,
BRAND NAME: defending against all
Ventolin bronchoconstrictor
challenges.
ORDERED DOSE:

self-
administered over-the-
counter medications:
salbutamol 2.5mg
every 6hrs.

AVAILABILITY:
Salbutamol inhalers
were available in
quantities ranging from
20% to 95% for
innovator brands and
from 83% to 100% for
generics. REFERENCES:

Albuterol Sulfate
ORDERED ROUTE: Oral Inhalation: Uses,
Side Effects,
Interactions,
Pictures, Warnings &
Dosing - WebMD
ORDERED FREQUENCY:
Salbutamol: Uses,
Adults: Interactions,
Mechanism of Action |
DrugBank Online
If 2.5 mg to 5 mg B
salbutamol qid and if
40 mg per day is used,
 then medical
supervision is needed.

Pediatric:

Children aged 12 years

and over: Dose as per
adult population.

Children aged 4 to 11
years: 2.5 mg to 5 mg
qid.

Children under the age

of 18 months: it is still
unclear if nebulized
salbutamul will be
clinically effective in
children under this age.
Since transient hypoxia
may happen,
additional oxygen
therapy should be
taken into account.

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BBN/DTS/2020
Name of Student
YRA C. DAGALA