DOSAGE

MECHANISM OF ADVERSE NURSING

DRUG NAME ROUTE INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT
NURSING ACTION
ACTION EFFECT ACTION
FREQUENCY
GENERIC DOSAGE:  Bactericidal:  Respiratory  Renal impairment  Pseudomem  Determine
NAME: Capsule:250 Inhibits Tract Infections  Ketoacidosis branous history of
CEPHALEXIN - mg, 500 mg synthesis of  Otitis Media  Withdraw if collitis hypersensitivit
ORAL bacterial cell  Diarrhea y reactions to
 Skin And Skin tissue hypoxia
ROUTE: Oral cephalosporins
wall, causing Structure  Use of iodine  Abdominal and penicillin
FREQUENCY: cell death Infections containing x-ray cramps and history of
250-1000 mg  Bone Infections contrast media  Nausea other drug
every 6 hours;  Genitourinary discontinue  Vomiting allergies before
maximum:4g/ Tract Infections before 48 hours  Oral therapy is
day of surgery candidiasis initiated.
 pregnancy  Assess
bowel function
 Monitor
urine output
 Assess for
opportunistic
infection
 DOSAGE and
GENERIC DOSAGE  Bind to
MECHANISM OF  Respiratory  Hypersensitivity
ADVERSE  Nausea – Assess for
DRUG NAME ROUTE INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION NURSING ACTION
previous
NAME: Frequency bacterial cell
ACTION Tract Infections to cephalosporin
EFFECT  Vomiting
FREQUENCY history of
CEFAZOLIN I.M., I. V. : 1-2 g wall  Otitis Media or Penicillin  Diarrhea
every 8 hours, reactions to
membrane,  Skin And Skin  Renal failure  Anorexia other
depending on causing cell Structure  Pregnancy  Abdominal pain cephalospo
severity of death Infections  Lactation  Flatulence rins or
infection;  Bone Infections  Skin rashes super- penicillins.
maximum: 12  Genitourinary infection – Monitor
g/day Tract Infections  Heartburn for allergic
 Sore mouth reactions
ROUTE: – Assess for
 Bone marrow
Intravenous potential
depression nephrotoxi
Intramuscular
city

– Assess
bowel
function

–Monitor
urine
output

–Assess for
oppurtunist
ic infection
GENERIC DOSAGE:  As these  documented  Active GIT  Upset – Monitor effectiveness of therapy on a
NAME: receptors have a for bleeding stomach regular basis
MEFENAMIC – 250 mg role as a major inflammatory  Active GIT  nausea
mediator of and non- ulceration  heartburn – Assess for or teach patient to monitor
ROUTE: Oral inflammation inflammatory  History of GIT  dizziness and report adverse effect, including
and/or a role for pain. bleeding  Drowsines regular weights
FREQUENCY: prostanoid  also help related to s
500 mg to start signaling in reduce blood previous  diarrhea – Assess for Edema
then 250 mg activity- loss caused treatment of  headache
every 4 hours as dependent by NSAIDs – Pregnancy risk factor C- benefits of
needed; plasticity, the meno/metror  History of GIT use should outweigh possible risks
maximum symptoms of rhagias and it perforation
therapy: 1 pain are can reduce related to –Note breastfeeding caution.
week; temporarily pain caused NSAIDs, history
maximum: 1000 reduced. by of recurrent
mg/day premenstrual GIT
syndrome hemorrhage or
ulceration
 Severe heart
failure
 Inflammatory
bowel disease