MEDICATION GENERIC DOSAGE INDICATION/ ACTION/ ILLUSTRATE NURSING

(BRAND NAME (BASED ON CONTRAINDICATION THE SHAPE OF IMPLICATIONS/

NAME) DOCTOR’S THE RESPONSIBILITY
ORDER) MEDICATION
CARD
APPLICABLE
AND THE
COLOR OF THE
MEDICATION
TO BE USED
Imuran Azathioprine For oral dosage General Indications- - History: Allergy to
form (tablets): Azathioprine is indicated azathioprine;
to treat rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid arthritis
Adults— Dose and prevent renal patients previously
is based on treated with
transplant rejection.
body weight and alkylating agents;
must be pregnancy or male
determined by Action partners of women
your doctor. At Description: Azathioprine trying to become
first, 3 to 5 is an imidazolyl derivative pregnant; lactation.
milligrams (mg) of mercaptopurine which - Physical: T; skin
per kilogram inhibits RNA and DNA color, lesions; liver
(kg) of body synthesis, and antagonises evaluation, bowel
weight per day purine synthesis. It sounds; LFTs, renal
given as a single interferes w/ cellular function tests,
dose on the day metabolism by inhibiting CBCsevere is
of the thromboembolism.
coenzyme functioning and
transplant, or
sometimes 1 to
formation; may also inhibit
3 days before mitosis.
the transplant.
Your doctor
may adjust your
dose as needed.
 Contraindication: Interventions:

- Hypersensitivity. - Give drug IV if oral

Children—Use administration is
- Pregnancy or plan
and dose must not possible; switch
be determined for pregnancy:
to oral route as soon
by your doctor. Contraception as possible.
recommended. ... Administer in
- Breastfeeding as 6- divided daily doses
MP was present in or with food if GI
breast-milk of upset occurs.
women who take - Monitor blood
azathioprine. counts regularly;
- Unknown TPMT severe hematologic
status or deficient effects may require
the discontinuation
TPMT activity due
of therapy;
to the high risk of increases risk of
myelosuppression. neoplasia.
- Known
malignancy.
- Clinically active
infection.