DRUG NAME DOSAGE & MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS/ NURSING RESPONSIBILITY

ROUTE ADVERSE REACTIONS

30mg/amp1  Inhibits  Hypersensitivity CNS:drowsiness Patients who have asthma,
prostaglandin Short term - Cross-sensitivity abnormal thinking, aspirin-induced allergy, and
Ketorolac amp IM management of
synthesis, producing with other NSAIDs dizziness, euphoria, nasal polyps are at increased
peripherally pain (not to may exist¨Pre- or headache- risk for developing
mediated analgesia exceed 5 days perioperative use - RESP:asthma hypersensitivity reactions.
Toradol - Also has total for all - Known alcohol ,dyspnea Assess for rhinitis, asthma, and
antipyretic and anti- routes intoleranceUse - CV: urticaria.
inflammatory combined) cautiously in: edema - Assess pain (note type,
CLASSIFICATI properties. 1) History of GI pallor location, and intensity) prior to
ON: - Therapeutic bleeding vasodilation and 1-2 hr following
Nonsteroidal anti-
effect:Decreased 2) Renal impair- - GI: administration.
inflammatory
pain ment (dosage 1) GI Bleeding - Ketorolac therapy should
agents, nonopioid
reduction may be 2) abnormal taste always be given initially by the
analagesics
required) 3) diarrhea IM or IV route. Oral therapy
3) Cardiovascular 4) dry mouth should be used only as a
disease 5) dyspepsia continuation of parenteral
6) GI pain therapy.
7) nausea - Caution patient to avoid
GU: concurrent use of alcohol,
1) oliguria aspirin, NSAIDs,
2) renal toxicity acetaminophen, or other OTC
3) urinary medications without consulting
frequency health care professional.
- DERM: - Advise patient to consult if
1) pruritis rash, itching, visual
2) purpura disturbances, tinnitus, weight
3) sweating gain, edema, black stools,
4) urticaria persistent headche, or
- HEMAT: influenza-like syndromes
1) prolonged (chills,fever,muscles aches,
bleeding time pain) occur.
- LOCAL: - Effectiveness of therapy can
1) injection site be demonstrated by decrease
pain in severity of pain. Patients
- NEURO: who do not respond to one
1) paresthesia NSAIDs may respond to
- MISC: another.
1) allergic reaction,
anaphylaxis