UNIVERSITY OF CEBU @ PARDO and TALISAY, INC.

Bulacao, Cebu City

College of Nursing and School of Midwifery

DRUG STUDY

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE REACTION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
ACTION
GENERIC NAME: Phenylephrine HCl and Relief of clogged Hypersensitivity or ● Drowsiness, ● Monitor patient response to the drug
Nasal Chlorphenamine nose, runny nose, allergy to any of its ● Dizziness (relief of nasal congestion).
Phenylephrine HCl Decongestants/ maleate. itchy, watery components. ● Headache, ● Monitor for adverse effects ( local
Antihistamines Phenylephrine HCl, a eyes, and ● Blurred vision, stinging and burning).
+Chlorphenamine
nasal decongestant, sneezing ● Fatigue, weakness, ● Monitor the effectiveness of comfort
Maleate clears obstructed air associated with ● Dry mouth, and safety measures and
passages and nasal the common cold. ● Increased blood compliance of the regimen.
BRAND NAME: sinuses due to pressure, ● Observe for bradycardia during
congestion making ● Muscle tremors. instillation.
Disudrin breathing easier. It ● Monitor oxygenation where
also reduces postnasal appropriate.
drip.
ACTUAL
Chlorphenamine
DOSAGE, maleate, an
FREQUENCY AND anti-allergy, relieves
ROUTE symptoms of allergy
such as runny nose,
0.8ml, PO, TID sneezing, and itchy,
watery eyes.

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 UNIVERSITY OF CEBU @ PARDO and TALISAY, INC.
Bulacao, Cebu City
College of Nursing and School of Midwifery

DRUG STUDY

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE REACTION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
ACTION
GENERIC Ceftriaxone inhibits For severe acute Contraindicated with known ● Injection site ● Assess newborns for jaundice and
NAME: Antibiotics the cell-wallsynthesis infections such as allergy to the cephalosporin inflammation hyperbilirubinemia.
to promote meningitis, sepsis group of antibiotics. ● Rash ● Observe the patient for signsand
osmoticinstability. It and pneumonia. ● Pruritus symptoms of anaphylaxis(rash, pruritus,
Ceftriaxone
usually acts as Contraindicated in a child ● Fever laryngeal edema,wheezing).
abactericidal. less than twenty-eight days ● Eosinophilia ● Monitor bowel function.
BRAND NAME: years if they are anticipated ● Urticaria,
to take any ● Pain,
Keptrix calcium-containing ● Induration,
products. ● Phlebitis at the IV
ACTUAL site
DOSAGE,
FREQUENCY
AND ROUTE

730 mg, IV in hr,

q24hr.
 UNIVERSITY OF CEBU @ PARDO and TALISAY, INC.
Bulacao, Cebu City
College of Nursing and School of Midwifery

(Nursing Drug Handbook) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Nursing2021 Drug Handbook-Wolters Kluwer Health (2020).pdf