UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS

COLLEGE OF NURSING

DRUG STUDY

Name: Eutropia Briones Patient’s Health Profile: Received the client on bed Infusion of
one litre
Age: 57 Sex: Female of D5 0.3 NaCl at a rate of 20 gtts/min.
Religion: Catholic Occupation: None
Status: Married Complaints: weakness at left extremities
Date of Admission: January 31, 2010 Diagnosis/Impression: Cerebrovascular Accident

CLASSIFICATION & SIDE-EFFECTS/ ADVERSE

NAME OF DRUG INDICATION AND DOSAGE CONTRAINDICATION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
MECHANISM OF ACTION REACTIONS

Drug name Classification: Dosage: -Must not be -Gastrointestinal -May be taken with or without
-Citicholine -Belongs to the class of Citicoline 500mg IVTT administered to disorders food
other agents used as patients with hypertonia
Brand name: CNS stimulant. Indication: of the parasympathetic. -Fleeting and discrete -Should be administered slowly
-Somazine Cerebrovascular hypotensive effect for patients with intracranial
ACTION accident in acute hemorrhage
It increases the recovery phase, -Elevated body
neurotransmission symptoms and signs of temperature -Monitor vital signs specifically
levels because it favors cerebral insufficiency the BP
the synthesis and such as dizziness, -Restlessness
production speed of memory loss, poor -Provide frequent rest periods
dopamine in the concentration,
striatum, acting then as disorientation and
a dopaminergic agonist recent cranial
thru the inhibition of traumatism and their
tyrosine-hydroxylase. sequelae.