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Prescribe Drug Classification and Indication Side Effect or Special Precaution Nursing Responsibility
Mechanism of Action Adverse Reaction
Dosage, Route, and
ILOILO DOCTORS COLLEGE
Frequency, Contraindication
Timing COLLEGE OF NURSING
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Generic Name: Classification: Indication: Caution in Check the doctor’s order.
NAME: RUBY JANE LAQUIHON BSN 4-D Common side
GROUP: 3 hepatic/renal
Dacarbazine Antineoplastic/ effects of Observe the 10 rights of
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR: CELESTE DESLATE For the treatment of
Alkylating impairment; giving medication.
Brand Name: Dacarbazine monitor for
metastatic
Dtic- Dome Mechanism of Action: malignant include: toxicity. Observe sign of adverse
melanoma. In reaction
Dosage: Exert cytotoxic effects May cause
addition, nausea severe pain &
via its action as an Instruct patient to guard
alkylating agent. Other dacarbazine is also vomiting
Adult and burning at
indicated for loss of against infection (frequent
pediatric dosage theories include DNA injection site &
synthesis inhibition by Hodgkin's disease appetite hand washing, etc.), and
as a secondary-line along vein; to
Powder for its action as a purine diarrhea to avoid crowds and
therapy when used alleviate, may
injection analog, and interaction skin rash, or contact with persons with
in combination with increase
with SH groups. flushing
other antineoplastic diluent, reduce contagious diseases.
100mg Dacarbazine is not cell
agents. (numbness, infusion rate &
cycle-phase specific.
200mg warmth, Advise patient about the
Contraindication: apply cold
redness, or compresses. likelihood of GI reactions
Route:
tingly feeling Risk of such as nausea, vomiting,
Intravenous Hypersensitivi
Infusion in the face). potentially diarrhea, and loss of
ty
(injection) Breastfeeding fatal appetite. Instruct patient
Adverse Reaction:
Severe anemi hepatocellular to report severe or
a, Hives necrosis prolonged GI problems.
Frequency and severe throm Difficulty Avoid
timing: bocytopenia breathing, pregnancy. Advise patient that hair
Swelling of loss and other skin
150 mg/m² the face, reactions (rash, pruritus)
Intravenous lips, . are likely. Report severe
once a day for 5 tongue, or
or unexpected skin
days, repeat throat,
reactions to the physician. 4
every 4 weeks Fever,
OR Tiredness,
Causes photosensitivity;
Mouth