Drug Study

DRUG NAME DOSAGE AND FREQUENCY MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic Name: A. Patient’s Dose & Frequency Anti-depressant effet liketoy to Indication for Use with pimozide or MAO Nausea Take with food to reduce GI upset
inhibition of CNS neuronal patient inhibitors due to increased risk
Sertraline uptake of serotonin and to a of QT prolongation Diarrhea
hydrochloride Major depressive Do not perform task that require
less extent norepinephrine and
Headache mental alertness.
50 mg per tab dopamine. Results in increase disorder
Brand Name: levels of serotonin synapses.
B. Minimum Dose & Frequency Provide a quiet and comfortable
environment for rest and sleep.
25 mg Insomnia
Classification:
Instruct client to have a sip of water
C. Maximum Dose & or have the client gargle
Antidepressant Frequency
Dry mouth
Avoid activities that requires mental
How Supplied
alertness
A. Patient’s 100 mg Ensure client’s safety
Dizziness
Supply

Tablet
seizures
B.Others forms

Oral concentrate
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FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

Agitation Avoidance that may trigger the

Generic Name: A. Patient’s Dose & Frequency Mechanism may be due to a Indication for patient Lactation patient like bothering the patient
combination of antagonism of
Risperidone 2 mg tab BID dopamine and serotonin Psychotic features Encourage patient to verbalize
Anxiety what is the cause of his anxiety
receptors
Brand Name: and assess non- verbal cues

B. Minimum Dose & Others

Report any signs of EPS
Frequency EPS
Classification: Schizophrenia,
Encourage patient to rest
0.2 mg monotherapy for short
Anti-psychotic term treatment for Headache Provide a quite and comfortable
acute manic, for mixed
environment to the patient
episode associated Insomnia
C. Maximum Dose & with Bipolar 1
How Supplied Encourage patient to join daily
Frequency disorder activities and exercise
A. Patient’s Supply 4 mg
Weight gain
tablet

B. Other Forms

oral solution
powder for injection
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FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic Name: A. Patient’s Dose and Synthetic anticholinergic. Indication for patient Under 3 years of age Agitation Avoidance that may trigger the
Frequency Tremors may increase as agitation of the patient like
Biperiden ACL spasticity is relieved slight bothering the patient
respiration and CV effect
Brand Name: Drug induced
B. Minimum Dose and extrapyramidal Reassurance
Frequency symptoms Blurred vision

Classification: Others Encourage patient to have

small frequent feeding
Cholinergic blocking C. Maximum Dose and Parkinsonism, post Constipation
drugs, anti-parkinson Frequency encephalitic,
drug arteriorsclerotic and Avoid activities that requires
idiopathic type mental alertness
How Supplied Dizziness, Drowsiness,
Nervousness,
A.Patient’s Supply Lightheadedness Encourage patient to gargle or
sips of water
tablet Dry mouth and throat

B. Other forms
Encourage patient to take meal
prior drug is taken
Nausea, GI upset