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Paracetamol

Paracetamol (Tylenol) is an analgesic and antipyretic drug used to relieve mild to moderate pain and fever. It works by acting on the hypothalamus to reduce fever and inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis in the brain. Rare potential side effects include nausea, rashes, liver damage, and allergic reactions. Nursing responsibilities in administering paracetamol include ensuring the correct patient, dose, time, and route of administration as well as monitoring for side effects and documenting properly. Patients should be taught the proper dosage and warned about combining paracetamol with alcohol.

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Paracetamol

Paracetamol (Tylenol) is an analgesic and antipyretic drug used to relieve mild to moderate pain and fever. It works by acting on the hypothalamus to reduce fever and inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis in the brain. Rare potential side effects include nausea, rashes, liver damage, and allergic reactions. Nursing responsibilities in administering paracetamol include ensuring the correct patient, dose, time, and route of administration as well as monitoring for side effects and documenting properly. Patients should be taught the proper dosage and warned about combining paracetamol with alcohol.

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UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD

COLLEGE OF NURSING

DRUG STUDY
Generic/ Dose Indications/ Adverse/ side Nursing Rationale Client
Brand Name strength and Mechanisms of effects drug Responsibilities Teaching
& Formulation Drug Action interaction
Classification

Generic: Ordered: Indications: Paracetamol is - Ensure that -to prevent -Parents


Paracetamol Swallow Paracetamol safe and well you are giving any should take
Brand: tablets or (Panadol, and the side paracetamol to: negative care they
Tylenol capsules Calpol, effect is rare. The correct effects that give their
Classification: whole with a Alvedon) is an -Nausea patient. The may cause child the
Miscellaneou glass of analgesic and -Rashes Correct dose. harm or correct dose.
s analgesics water. antipyretic -Ulcer or white The correct worsen the –
Always use drug that is spot-on lips or time. The condition Paracetamol
Footnotes: exactly as used to mouth correct route. of the can be taken
Paracetamol
Uses, Dosage,
your doctor temporarily -Pain in the patient. on an empty
Side Effects, or relieve mild-to- lower back. - Ensure that -to verify stomach.
Warnings - pharmacist moderate pain -Bloody and there is a the – Do not
Drugs.com tells you to. and fever. It is black stool. written order medication drink
Do not take commonly -Bloody urine from the doctor. to be given excessive
more than included as an -Low level of to the quantities of
the ingredient in red blood cells, patient. alcohol while
recommend cold and flu white blood - Ensure that the -to avoid taking
ed dose. medications cells, and patient is NOT abnormaliti paracetamol.
Check the and is also platelets allergic to es or – Keep all
instructions used on its (pancytopenia) paracetamol. irregularitie paracetamol
for the own. -Allergic s that may well out of
paracetamol Mechanism of reaction happen to the reach of
product you Action: Infection and the patient. children.
have. The It acts on the Inflammation - Know the drug- -to have
strength and hypothalamus of the liver drug informatio
recommend to produce (Hepatitis) interactions. n of the
ed dose antipyresis drugs to be
among for (reduce fever) This all occur in administer Footnotes:
different and it is a poor rare ed to the (1) New
Message!
paracetamol inhibitor of conditions. patient. (wisdomanswer.
-containing prostaglandin - Assess the -to have com)
products. synthesis in patient score of the right
Timing: peripheral Footnotes: pain after giving route of
Every 4-6 tissues but the medication medication
hours more active on Paracetamol Side taking in for the
Effect, Dosage
cyclo- consideration in patient.
,Uses, Mechanism
oxygenase of action - Medico which route the
Duration:
(COX) enzymes IQ paracetamol
4 times a
in your brain. was given.
day or QID
Paracetamol - Assess the -to prevent
inability to patient after from
inhibit any giving the having a
function of medication for negative
Other cyclooxygenas any reaction, let reaction of
forms: e (COX) the dr. decide the
effervescent Enzyme, what is it medication
tablet, outside of the (Allergy?). and to be
intravenous central prepared if
(infusion) nervous there will
injection, system (Brain be any side
orally and Spine) and effects
disintegratin that’s why they what may
g tablet, oral do not work as occur.
capsule, oral an anti- - Document all -to be used
powder, oral inflammatory. the above. for future
suspension, but references.
oral tablet, Paracetamol
suppository. selectively
inhibits the Footnotes:
COX activity in What are the nursing
Footnotes: responsibilities on
Paracetamol
the brain and giving paracetamol?
Uses, Dosage, this activity has - Answers
Side Effects, treated the
Warnings - fever and pain.
Drugs.com
Contraindicati
on:
-
Hypersensitivit
y reaction
-Severe active
liver disease

Footnotes:
Paracetamol Uses,
Dosage, Side
Effects, Warnings -
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mol: Side effects,
Uses,
Contraindications-
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Effect, Dosage
,Uses, Mechanism
of action - Medico
IQ

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