Drug Study

NAME ACTION INDICATION NURSING

CONSIDERATION
Methergine • Stimulates To prevent and • Monitor and
uterine treat postpartum
record BP, pulse
1 Tab TID smooth muscles hemorrhage
• producing caused by uterine rate and
sustained atony or uterine
contractions subinvolution response.
• Report
sudden change
in vital signs,
frequent
periods of
uterine
relaxations
and character
and amount of
vaginal
bleeding

NAME ACTION INDICATION NURSING

CONSIDERATION
Mefenamic Acid • Inhibits the Relief of pain •Inflammatory
biosynthesis of including muscular,
bowel disease,
500mg prostaglandin rheumatic,
traumatic, dental, impaired renal or
affecting the
TID post-op and liver function
inflammatory postpartum pain,
process. headache and in
children with fever
•Also has an and juvenile RA.
analgesic, Also for the relief
antipyretic and of primary
anticoagulant dysmenorrhea.
effect

NAME ACTION INDICATION NURSING

 CONSIDERATION
Ferrous Sulfate Prophylaxis and • Substitution of
(FeSO4) treatment of iron one iron
deficiency and salt for another
iron- without
deficiency proper adjustment
anemias. may
result in serious
over or
under dosing.
• Eggs, milk,
coffee, or tea
consumed with a
meal or 1
hr after may
significantly
inhibit absorption
of
dietary iron.
• Ingestion of
calcium and
iron supplements
with
food can decrease
iron
absorption by one-
third;
iron absorption is
not
decreased if
calcium
carbonate is used
and
taken between
meals.
• Do not crush or
chew
sustained-release
products