CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE

Magsaysay Blvd, Calbayog City

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Name of Drug Action Indication Contraindication Side Effects Nursing

Responsibilities
Generic Name: Therapeutic Action: It’s Bacterial infections caused Contraindicated in patients GI: Vomiting Before:
metronidazole used to treat certain by anaerobic hypersensitive to these 1. Check the doctor’s
hydrochloride bacterial infections. microorganism. drugs. order.

Pharmacologic Action: 2. Educate the patient

Direct-acting about the therapy.
trichomonacide and
amebicide that works During:
inside and outside the 3. Administer the drug at
intestines. It’s thought to the right route.
enter the cells of 4. Monitor patient for signs
microorganisms that and symptoms of
contain nitroreductase, hypersensitivity.
forming unstable
compounds that bind to After:
DNA and inhibits 5. Tell the patient to report
synthesis, causing cell all adverse reactions
death. immediately.
6. Document