PHINMA - UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Nursing Department

DRUG STUDY
THERAPEUTIC NURSING
MEDICATION INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS
ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES/PRECAUTIONS
GENERIC NAME: contains Cervical ripening Patients with upset stomach. offer support patient teaching and
DINOPROSTONE dinoprostone and dilatation of hypersensitivity to vomiting. education
applied unfavorable prostaglandins diarrhea.
BRAND NAME: endocervically and cervices in at- dizziness. suppository: obtain order for pain
CERVIDIL is used term pregnant history of cesarean flushing of the medication for abdominal
extensively for women for labor section skin.
ripening and induction. headache. cramps assess any vaginal activity
dilatation of an cephalopelvic fever. or bleeding
CLASSIFICATION:
Abortifacient, Vaginal unfavorable cervix disproportion
Preparations check
history of difficult
labor/traumatic delivery strength. duration, freq. of
contraction
ROUTE:
Intravaginal fetal distress
monitor v/s for q15min until stable
unexplained vaginal
bleeding during
DOSAGE/FREQUENCY:
pregnancy
(10 mg) intravaginally
up to 12 hours
0.3 mg per hour
PREPARED BY: ABIAN, WIMSLEE L.

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