Name of drug Dosage/frequen Mechanism of action Indication Contraindication Adverse effect Nursing Responsibilities

cy/route

A long acting non-sedating Used for the  Contraindicat  Drowsiness  Use cautiously in
antihistamine that symptomatic ed in patients  Headache patient s with renal or
selectively inhibits relief of allergic hypersensitive  Impaired hepatic disorder
 Cetirizine peripheral H1 receptors symptoms such to drug or to muscular
10 mg BID PO as hay fever hydroxyzine coordination  Warm patient not to
and urticaria and in breast  Pharyngitis perform hazardous
feeding  Dry mouth activities until CNS
women  Vomiting effects of drug are
 Abdominal known
Classification: distress
Antihistamine  Somnolence  Advise patient not to
(piperazine use alcohol or other
derivative) CNS depressants while
taking drug

 Stop drug 4dys before

diagnostic skin test
because
antihistamines can
prevent, reduce, or
mask positive skin test
response