DRUG STUDY

NAME OF DOSAGE/FREQ/ CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS/ SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE NURSING

DRUG ROUTE ACTION CONTRAINDICATIONS EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES
/SUPPLIED
GENERIC 2mg/tab THERAPEUTIC: Some medicines, INDICATIONS - a dry mouth; - an allergic BEFORE:
NAME: N-propylpiperidine called antipsychotic Biperiden is used to reaction (difficulty - Ensure that
Biperiden 1tab drugs, that are used treat a group of side - large pupils or breathing; closing patient’s vital
PHARMACOLOGIC : to treat effects (called blurred vision; of your throat; signs are stable
BID Anticholinergic schizophrenia and parkinsonian side swelling of your - Assess
Agent other mental effects) that include - drowsiness; lips, tongue, or patient's gait
BRAND PO disorders can cause tremors, difficulty face; or hives); and motor
NAME: side effects that are walking, and slack - difficulty function to help
Akineton similar to the muscle tone. These side urinating or - unusual fever; document
symptoms of effects may occur in constipation; antiparkinson
Parkinson’s disease. patients who are taking - fast or irregular effects,
antipsychotic - nervousness or heartbeat; especially
Biperiden works by medications (e.g anxiety; when starting
restoring the chlorpromazine, - anxiety, drug therapy,
chemical balance fluphenazine, - upset stomach; hallucinations, or during
between dopamine perphenazine, and or confusion, dosing changes
and acetylcholine, others) used to treat agitation, or addition of
two mental disorders such - decreased hyperactivity, or other
neurotransmitter as schizophrenia.. sweating. loss of antiparkinson
chemicals in the consciousness; drugs.
brain. Taking - Advise patient
biperiden along with CONTRAINDICATION - seizures; not to engage
the antipsychotic You cannot take in potentially
medicine helps to biperiden if you - a rash; or hazardous
control symptoms of - have ever had an activities until
the mental disorder, allergic reaction to it, - eye pain. response to
while reducing - have narrow-angle drug is known.
glaucoma,
parkinsonian side - have an obstruction in - Ask the patient
effects. your bowel or a if he/she is
complication of bowel taking other
disease known as antipsychotic
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seizure disorder, - IV: Give slowly,
- heart disease or an deep IM into a
irregular heartbeat, large muscle.
- depression or any - Monitor
other psychiatric ambulation
illness, or following IM as
- kidney or liver disease. incoordination
may occur.
You may need a lower -
dose or special AFTER:
monitoring during - Monitor BP and
treatment if you have pulse after IV
any of the conditions administration.
listed above. - Advise the
patient to make
position
changes slowly
and in stages,
particularly
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recumbent to
upright
position.
- Monitor for and
report
immediately:
Mental
confusion,
drowsiness,
dizziness,
agitation,
hematuria, and
decrease in
urinary flow.
- Assess for and
report blurred
vision.