TARLAC STATE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
OF NURSING
Awarded Level III Status by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the
Philippines

DRUG STUDY

NAME OF THE ROUTE, DOSAGE, MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS/ SIDE EFFECTS NURSING
DRUG & FREQUENCY ACTION PRECAUTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic Name: Dosage: Clonidine acts by Clonidine is an Contraindications:  Dizziness Before

 Clonidine  50mg/tab stimulating the pre- antihypertensive  Hypersensitivity  Dry mouth Administration:
synaptic alpha 2 drug that lowers to drugs  Headaches  Assess for
Brand Name: Route: adrenoceptors, blood pressure and  Bradycardic  Depression vital signs
 CATAPRES  Sublingual thereby decreasing heart rate by relaxing Patient is not Patient did not have including
noradrenaline the arteries and contraindicated to the any side effects to the blood
Drug Classification: Frequency: release from both increasing the blood drug medication. pressure and
 Antihypertensiv  1Tab STAT central and supply to the heart; it heart rate.
e peripheral has the following Precautions:  Assess for
sympathetic nerve FDA-approved  Caution needed hypersensitivi
terminals. indications: in ty and
Hypertension, as cerebrovascular contraindicati
mentioned above; and coronary ons to the
pediatric use for insufficiency. drug
hypertension is off- During
label. Administration:
 Can take with
or without
food
After
Administration:
 Monitor the
vital signs for
therapeutic
response.