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Mefenam|c Ac|d

S00mg 1CA
6* kN for
AIN
ClasslflcaLlon
AnLl
lnflammaLory
analgeslc and
anLlpyreLlc

Mechanlsm of
AcLlon lnhlblLs Lhe
enzymes
cyclooxygenase
(CCx)1 and CCx2
and reduces Lhe
formaLlon of
prosLaglandlns
and leukoLrlenes
lL also acLs as an
anLagonlsL aL
prosLaglandln
recepLor slLes
*Mlld Lo
moderaLe paln
*osLoperaLlve
paln
ConLralndlcaLed ln
Cl ulceraLlon or
lnflammaLlon use
cauLlously ln
hepaLlc or renal
dlsease
cardlovascular
dlsease blood
dyscraslas
dlabeLes melllLus
and ln asLhmaLlcs
wlLh nasal polyps
8lood leucopenla
LhrombocyLopenla
agranulocyLosls aplasLlc
anemla

CnS drowslness
dlzzlness nervousness
headache

Cv edema

LLn1 blurred vlslon
eye lrrlLaLlon

Cl nausea vomlLlng
dlarrhea pepLlc
ulceraLlon hemorrhage

Cu dysurla hemaLurla
nephroLoxlclLy

PepaLlc hepaLoLoxlclLy

Skln rash urLlcarla
O use cauLlously ln hlsLory of
pepLlc ulcer dlsease
O SLop drug lf rash vlsual
dlsLurbance or dlarrhea
develops
O AdmlnlsLer wlLh food Lo
mlnlmlze Cl slde effecLs
O Should noL be admlnlsLered
for more Lhan 1 week aL a
Llme because rlsk of LoxlclLy
lncreases






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Cefurox|me

7S0mg s|ow N
ANS1 () q8*
ClasslflcaLlon
8acLerlcldal


Mechanlsm of
AcLlon lnhlblLs
cell wall synLhesls
promoLlng
osmoLlc
lnsLablllLy
1reaLmenL of
serlous
lnfecLlons of Lhe
urlnary LracL and
reproducLlve
sysLem
ConLralndlcaLed ln
hypersenslLlvlLy Lo
oLher
cephalosporlns use
cauLlously ln
paLlenLs wlLh
lmpalred renal
funcLlon and ln
Lhose wlLh hlsLory
of senslLlvlLy Lo
penlclllln
8lood LranslenL
neuLropenla
eoslnophllla hemolyLlc
anemla decrease ln
hemoglobln and
hemaLocrlL

CnS headache malalse
paresLheslas dlzzlness

Cl pseudomembranous
collLls nausea anorexla
vomlLlng dlarrhea
glosslLls dyspepsla
abdomlnal cramps
Lenesmus anal prurlLus

Cu genlLal prurlLus and
monlllasls

CLher hypersenslLlvlLy
dyspnea
O AbsorpLlon of cefuroxlme ls
enhanced by food
O rolonged use may resulL ln
over growLh of nonsuscepLlble
organlsms MonlLor paLlenL
carefully for superlnfecLlon
O CbLaln speclmen for culLure
and senslLlvlLy LesLs before
flrsL dose 1herapy may begln
pendlng LesL resulLs








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aracetamo|

S00mg 1tab q*
kN for ILVLk
ClasslflcLalon Analgeslc and
anLlpyreLlc

Mechanlsm of AcLlon
roduces analgesla by
blocklng generaLlon of paln
lmpulses 1hls acLlon ls
probably caused by lnhlblLlon
of prosLaglandln synLhesls lL
may also be cause by
lnhlblLlon of Lhe synLhesls lL
may also be caused by
lnhlblLlon of Lhe synLhesls or
acLlon of oLher subsLances
LhaL senslLlze paln recepLors
Lo mechanlcal or chemlcal
sLlmulaLlon lL relleves fever
by cenLral acLlon ln Lhe
hypoLhalamlc heaLregulaLlng
cenLer
Mlld paln or
fever
8epeaLed use ls
conLralndlcaLed ln
anemla Cr renal
or hepaLlc dlsease
PepaLlc Severe llver
damage wlLh Loxlc
doses

Skln rash urLlcarla
O Pas no slgnlflcanL anLl
lnflammaLory effecL