CLASSIFIC ROUTE/ CONTRAINDICATIO NURSING

DRUG ACTION DOSE INDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS

ATION TIME N CONSIDERATION
Celecoxib Anti- Thought 200mg Per Acute pain and Contraindicated in Dizziness -Watch for signs and
(Celebrex) inflamatory, to inhibit orem/every primary patients hypersensitive symptoms of overt and occult
Analgesic prostaglan 12 hours dysmenorrhea to drug, sulfonamides, Headache bleeding.
din aspirin, or other
synthesis, NSAIDs. Insomnia -Drug can cause fluid
impeding retention; monitor patient with
cyclooxyg Contraindicated in Abdominal hypertension, edema, or heart
enase-2 those with severe pain, failure.
(COX-2), hepatic impairment
to produce and in the treatment of diarrhea -Assess patient for CV risk
anti- preoperative pain after factors before therapy.
inflammat coronary artery bypass dyspepsia,
ory, graft surgery. -Watch for signs and
analgesic, flatulence symptoms of liver toxicity.
and
antipyretic nausea -Before starting drug therapy,
effects. dehydrated patient.
Drug can be given without
regard to meals, but food may
decrease GI upset.