DRUG CLASSIFICATIO INDICATION CONTRA SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

STUDY N/ MECHANISM INDICATIONS MANAGEMENT

OF ACTION
Therapeutic - Infections - Contraindicate - Fever - Monitor renal
Class: caused by d in patients - Nausea function and LFT
Antibiotics susceptible hypersensitive - Vomiting results.
Pharmacologic gram- to drugs or - Upset - Avoid exposing the
Class: negative and other stomach medication to heat
Tetracyclines gram- tetracyclines - Diarrhea or light. Keep the
positive - Used carefully - Lighthead cap firmly shut.
Brand name: organisms on patients edness - Monitor the patient
MODE OF - Gonorrhea in with impaired - Dizziness for signs and
Minocin
ACTION: By patients renal or symptoms of
Generic - Spinning
attaching to the allergic to hepatic superinfection if
name: sensation
ribosomal penicillin function excessive dosages
Minocycline
subunits of - Syphilis in - Drug may are given, or the
Hydrochloride
susceptible patients cause course of treatment
microbes and allergic to superinfection is prolonged, or the
preventing penicillin - Increases in patient is at high
protein synthesis, - Meningococc ICP and risk.
Route: Oral,
they may be al carrier pseudotumor - A drug's mild to
IV
bacteriostatic. state cerebri severe CDAD side
Frequency:
They may also - Uncomplicat - Avoid usage of effects can appear
averagely
change the ed urethral, the said drug if up to two months
every 12
cytoplasmic endocervical, pregnant after the cessation
hours or
membrane of or rectal - Not a of treatment. If the
depending on
susceptible infection dialyzable patient
the doctor’s
microorganisms. caused by C. drug experiences
prescription
trachomatis diarrhea, check for
or CDAD. Drug use
Ureaplasma may need to be
urealyticum stopped.
- Uncomplicat - Check for
ed indications of
 gonococcal candidal infection
urethritis on the patient's
- Treatment of tongue. Promote
inflammatory good oral hygiene.
lesions of - Young adults and
nonnodular older children who
moderate to utilize drugs as
severe acne long-term
vulgaris treatments may
- Acne experience tooth
vulgaris discoloration. Keep
an eye out for dark
pigmentation and
let the prescriber
know if it happens.
- After exposure,
photosensitivity
reactions might
happen right away
or hours
afterwards. After
therapy is over,
photosensitivity
persists.
- Watch out for
DRESS syndrome
in the patient.
Immediately stop
using the medicine
if a syndrome
develops.

Reference:
Nursing 2022 Drug Handbook (42nd ed.). (2022). Wolters Kluwer.