Drug Mechanism of INDIC Side Effects and Nursing Responsibilities

Name action ATIO Adverse Effects

N/
CONTRAIND
ICATION
Generic It is used to INDICATI Side Effects: Dx:
brand help thin and ON  increased  Monitor patient vital signs closely
Acetylcyst loosen mucus Acetylcyste coughing (as  Assessed Hypersensitivity to acetyl
eine in the airways ine is acetylcysteine  Continuously monitor the patient fo
due to certain indicated breaks up the effects
Brand lung diseases for mucolyt mucous in your
Name: (such as ic therapy airways) Tx:
MUCOM emphysema, and in the  mouth sores or
YST bronchitis, manageme painful swelling  Administered the drug on an empty
cystic fibrosis, nt of  nausea  Monitored the patient the patient on
CLASS: pneumonia). acetaminop  vomiting bruising or side effect of the drug.
N- This effect hen  fever  Provide comfort after administratio
acetylc helps you to overdose.
ysteine  runny nose  Provide all patient needs to bedside
clear the Build, Edx:
(NAC)  clamminess
mucus from train, &  Instruct client’s family to report any
 chest tightness
Therape your lungs so validate  Educate patient on the use of the dr
Adverse Effects
utic: that you can predictive
CNS: Dizziness,  Instruct patient and family to imme
breathe easier. machine-
mucol drowsiness. GI: Nausea, adverse effects of the drug
When taken by learning
ytic vomiting, stomatitis,  Advice patient and family to voice
mouth, models
agents hepatotoxicity concern
acetylcysteine with
(urticaria). Respiratory:
is used to structured
Dosage: Bronchospasm,
prevent liver datasets
600mg rhinorrhea, burning
damage from
sensation in upper
acetaminophen CONTRAIND
Frequenc respiratory passages,
overdose. ICATION
y: 3 times epistaxis.
Intravenous
a day
acetylcysteine
is
contraindicated
in patients who
have had a
previous
anaphylactoid
reaction to
acetylcysteine,
and
acetylcysteine
solution for
oral use or
inhalation is
 contraindicated
in patients who
have had any
type of
hypersensitivity
reaction to the
drug.

Drug Mechanis INDICA Side Effects and Adverse Nursing

Name m of TION / Effects Responsibilitie
action CONTRAIN s
DICATION
Generic Levetiracet INDICATIO Side Effects: Dx:
brand: am is a N  weakness.
Levetiracet drug within Levetiracetam  unsteady walking.  Obtain
am the is indicated as  dizziness. base
pyrrolidine an adjunctive  confusion. V/S
Brand class that is therapy in the  headache.  Assess
Name: used to treatment of  loss of appetite. for
Keppra, treat partial onset  vomiting. nausea
Spritam various seizures in  diarrhea. and
types of epileptic vomitin
CLASS: seizures patients who Adverse Effects g, thirst,
Anticonv stemming are one month Asthenia, headache, and
ulsants from of age and another
infection, pain. CNS: Somnole
epileptic older. nce, amnesia, anxiety, ataxia, contrain
Dosage: disorders. Additionally, depression, dizziness, dication
500 mg Its novel it is indicated emotional lability, hostility, of the
mechanism as an adjunct nervousness, vertigo, drug.
Frequency
of action in the paradoxical increase in
:  Observe
is modulati treatment of seizures (as add-on
2 times a for signs
on of myoclonic therapy). GI: Anorexia. Respi
day of
synaptic seizures in ratory: Cough, pharyngitis,
neurotrans patients with rhinitis, sinusitis. Special adverse
mitter juvenile Senses: Diplopia. effects.
release myoclonic
through epilepsy who Tx:
binding to are 12 years  Perform
the of age and a
synaptic older, and in thoroug
vesicle primary h
protein generalized physical
SV2A in tonic-clonic assessm
the brain. seizures in ent to
patients with establish
idiopathic baseline
generalized data
epilepsy who before
are 6 years of administ
age and older. ering
drug, to
CONTRAIN evaluate
DICATION of any
Levetiracetam adverse
is effects.
contraindicate  Inform
d in patients patient
with levetirac on why
etam the drug
hypersensitivi is
ty. administ
Anaphylaxis ered.
and  Provide
angioedema safety
have occurred measure
during s to the
treatment. client.
Avoid abrupt 
discontinuatio Edx:
n of  Educate
levetiracetam the
to reduce the client on
risk of the
increased adverse
seizure effect of
frequency and the
status drug.
epilepticus.
 Advise
patient
to report
any
abnorma
lities.
 Emphasi
ze the
use and
importa
nce of
the
medicati
on to the
patient
and
watcher.