DRUG STUDY

DRUG NAME DRUG CLASSIFICATION DRUG ACTION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE REACTION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

BRAND NAME: ANTIBIOTIC A combination of Piperacillin Hypersensitiviy to GI: Diarrhea, N & V,  Drug is given IV every
Zosyn Sodium and Tazobactam Penicillins, cephalosporins Dyspepsia, Abdominal 8-12 hours as directed.
Sodim, a beta-lactamase or beta-lactamase Pain Follow dilution, dosage
inhibitor. Tazobactam inhibits inhibitors. guidelines.
GENERIC NAME: beta-lactamases, thus CNS: Headache, Fever,
Piperacillin Sodium ensuring activity of Pipeacillin Dizziness, Anxiety  Report pain at injection
and Tazobactam against beta-lactamase site, fever, chills, rash,
Sodium producing microorganisms. shortness of breath,
Thus, Tazobactam broadens diarrhea and lack of
the antibiotic spectrum of response or worsening
DOSAGE: Piperacillin to those bacteria of condition.
5OOmg + 20 cc D5W normally resistant to it.
 To prevent
unintentional
ROUTE: overdose, do not use
IV piperacillin/tozobacta
m in Galaxy containers
for children who
FREQUENCY: requires less than the
q8 full adult dose.
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BRAND NAME: ANTIBIOTIC Macrolide antibiotic that acts Hypersensitiviy to GI: Diarrhea, N & V,  May take with or w/o
Biaxin by binding to the 50s Clarythromycin, other Dyspepsia, Abdominal meals. Food may
Ribosomal subunit of macrolide antibiotics or Pain decrease chance of
susceptible organism, thu erythromycin. Clients stomach upset but
GENERIC NAME: interfering with or inhibiting taking pimozide. Use with CNS: Headache, Fever, delay onset of
Clarithromycin microbial synthesis. Ranidine Bismuth Citrate in Dizziness, Confusion absorption.
those with a history of
acute porphyria.  Drug may cause a bitter
DOSAGE: taste. Take with
2ml sufficient amount of
water. Avoid taking
with grapefruit juice.
ROUTE:
Oral  Store tablets and
granules at controlled
room temperature in a
FREQUENCY: well closed container.
BID