Medication Worksheet

Dose
Name Pharm MOA
Delivery Indication Side Effects Nursing Implications
Class Class
Rate
- Inflammation - Educate pt to only take prescribed
decreases platelet - GI bleed
disorders— dose
formation, provides pain - Anemia
ASPRIN 50-325 mg RA/osteoarthritis - Assess for pain or fever before
SALICYLATES OR relief and reduces - Hemolysis
BAYER ASPRIN PO once - Mild to moderate pain administration
NSAIDS inflammation by - Tinnitus
ANTIPLATLET daily - Fever - Monitor hepatic function
inhibiting production of - Nausea
- Prophylaxis for - Monitor for GI blood loss via
prostaglandins - Abdominal pain
ischemic attacks/MI prolonged PTT or guaiac stools
- Assess pt for symptoms of stroke,
PVD, or MI
- Chest pain - Monitor for thrombotic
- Epistaxis thrombocytopenic purpura and
CLOPIDOGREL - Cardiac arrythmias
75-325 mg PLATELET Reduces risk of MI and - GI bleed/bleeding anemia
PLAVIX - PAD
PO once AGGREGRATION stroke by inhibiting - Hypercholesterolemia - Monitor bleeding time, CBC, and
ANTIPLATELET AGENT - Recent MI
daily INHIBITOR platelet formation - Abdominal pain platelet count
INHIBITORS - Recent stroke
- edema - DC 5-7 days before planned surgery
- HTN - Administer with or w/o food
- Educate pt about s/s of bleeding such
as hematemesis
- If taking sublingual, hold under tongue
SL: 0.3-0.6 - Hypotension
NITROGLYCERIN - Management of chest til’ dissolved
mg q5min x2 - Tachycardia
NITROSTAT Relief/prevention of pain - PO should be given 1 hr ac and 2h pc
- Syncope
(SUBLINGUAL) anginal attacks, - Adjunct tx for HF and with full glass of water
TD: 1-2” q6- - Blurred vision
NITROBID NITRATES increases CO, and acute MI - Assess pt factors for anginal pain
8hr - Abdominal pain
(TRANSDERMAL) reduction of BP by - Controlled hypotension - Monitor BP and pulse before and after
- N/V
NITROTIME (PO) vasodilation of arteries during surgery administration
PO: 2.5-9 mg - Dizziness
ANTIANGINALS - Tx of HF - monitor pt via heart monitor
q8-12hr - Headache
continuously
 - educate pt to implement diet
restrictions, exercise, and smoking
cessation
- rhinitis - instruct to take as directed and avoid
Decrease LDL and total
- management of high - bronchitis grape juice while on medication
ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC cholesterol levels to slow
40 mg PO cholesterol and - chest pain - advise pt to notify HCP of all Rx or OTC
PRAVASTATIN progression of
once daily at STATINS dyslipidemias - peripheral edema medications
(PRAVACHOL) atherosclerosis and
bedtime - slowing of progression - hyperglycemia - advise female pt to use effective
STATINS heart disease of the
coronary artery disease - dizziness/headache contraceptives
coronary
- abdominal pain - assess diet hx
- evaluate cholesterol and triglycerides
levels before administration of
medication

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