DRUG STUDY

CRITERIA:
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Analysis 40%
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DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE Reference 10%
General Malvar St., Davao City
TOTAL 100
Nursing Program

Name of Patient: Narda Date of Admission: October 01, 2022 Room: Postpartum
Unit Age: 29 Sex: F Civil Status: Married

Attending Physician:

DATE CONTRAIN
DRUG NAME MODE OF ACTION DOSAGE INDICATION
ORDERED N

BRAND NAME: Classification: DOSAGE: > The analgesic  Inflamm

Mefenax Non-Steroidal anti 500 Mg Cap efficacy of intestin
10/06/2022
Inflammatory mefenamic acid is disease
documented for
Pharmacologic: inflammatory and  Active
Analgesic noninflammatory ulcers.
pain. Its use for
Mechanism of acute pain is well  Hypers
Action: known: pain after to a
GENERIC:
dental interventions (acetyl
Mefenamic
> Mefenamic acid or after traumas are acid)
Acid
binds the significantly
ROUTE: PO prostaglandin reduced with  Non st
synthetase mefenamic acid. anti
receptors COX – 1 Mefenamic acid is Inflam
FREQUENCY: and COX -2 one of the drugs of agents
PRN FOR PAIN inhibiting the action
of prostaglandin choice for
synthase. As these dysmenorrhea  Renal f
receptors have a (alongside
role as a major fenamaten,
mediator of ibuprofen and
inflammation and or naproxen).
a role for 
prostaglandin
signaling in activity
dependent
plasticity, the
symptoms of pain
are temporarily
reduced.

> Produces
Anti-inflammatory,
analgesic and anti-
pyretic effects,
possibly through
inhabitation of
prostaglandin
synthesis
REFERENCES: Source: PPD’s Drug
Handbook for
professionals and
Nursing Students, 2nd
Edition, p.80

STUDENT NURSE: RUTH ANGELA I.

GARCIA