DRUG STUDY

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATIO MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDIC ADVERSE NURSING

N ACTION ATIONS EFFECT RESPONSIBILI
TY

Generic name: Corticosteroid Prednisone Prednisolone is Prednisone is Weight gain Determine if

Prednisolone decreases indicated to contraindicated in Indigestion patient is
inflammation via treat endocrine, patients with Problems sensitive to other
Trade Name: suppression of the rheumatic, and documented sleeping corticosteroid.
Omnipred, Pred migration of hematologic hypersensitivity (insomnia)
Mild, Orapred polymorphonuclear disorders; to the drug or Feeling Monitor patient’s
ODT, Pred leukocytes and collagen, components of restless BP and sleeping
Forte, Millipred, reversing dermatologic, Sweating a lot
the formulation. pattern.
Pediapred, increased capillary ophthalmic, Mild mood
Contraindications
Prelone. permeability. It respiratory, and changes
also suppresses gastrointestinal to the Gradually reduce
the immune diseases; administration of dosage after
system by allergic and prednisone long-term
reducing the edematous include the therapy.
activity and the states; and presence of
volume of the other conditions systemic fungal Weigh patient
immune system like tuberculous infections. daily, record
meningitis. sudden weight
gain to
prescriber.