NAME OF MECHANISM OF CLASSIFICATION DOSAGE, ROUTE, INDICATION CONTRA- SIDE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

DRUG ACTION FREQUENCY INDICATION EFFECTS

Ibuprofen Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic 4-5 ml after tempra, -relief of fever Patients with GI Use drug only as prescribed.
analgesic, and NSAID Q6. bronchospasm, disturbance, Take the drug with food or
(Dolan FP) antipyretic -mild to moderate angioedema, nasal peptic after meals if GI upset occurs.
activities largely pain polyps are ulceration, GI Do not exceed the prescribed
related to precipitated by bleeding, dosage.
inhibition of -post-surgery ibuprofen or other Headache,
prostaglandin NSAIDS. Advanced dizziness,
synthesis; exact -toothache kidney or liver nervousness;
mechanisms of diseases, dengue skin rashes,
action are not -headache and fever, asthma and pruritus,
known. Inhibits musculoskeletal active GI bleeding. blurred
both pain visions.
cyclooxygenase
(COX) 1 and 2. It -soft tissue
is slightly more inflammation
selective for COX-
1.

NAME OF MECHANISM OF CLASSIFICATION DOSAGE, ROUTE, INDICATION CONTRA- SIDE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
DRUG ACTION FREQUENCY INDICATION EFFECTS

Paracetam Reduces fever by Analgesic 3.5 ml, Q4 -Common cold, flu, Contraindicated with Headache, Do not exceed recommended
ol acting directly on Antipyretic other viral and allergy to chest pain, dose. Do not take for longer
the hypothalamic bacterial infections acetaminophen. dyspnea, than ten days. Report rash,
(Tempra heat-regulating with pain and hepatic unusual bleeding or bruising.
Forte) center to cause fever. toxicity and
vasodilation and failure,
sweating, which -Arthritis and jaundice,
helps dissipate rheumatic acute renal
heat. disorders involving failure, rash.
musculoskeletal
pain.