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DRUG NAME DOSAGE AND MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
FREQUENCY ACTION

Hyperlipidemia and  headache; Before Administration

GENERIC NAME: PATIENT DOSE: Crestor is a selective Mixed Dyslipidemia  you are  mild muscle  Wash hands
and competitive allergic to pain;  Check the
Rusovastatin inhibitor of HMG-CoA Hypertriglyceridemia any  joint pain; doctor’s order
20 mg tab once reductase, the rate- ingredient in  constipation;  Compare the
daily limiting enzyme that Primary Crestor  mild nausea; or doctor’s order to
BRAND NAME: converts 3-hydroxy-3- Dysbetalipoproteinemia  you have  stomach pain or the medication
methylglutaryl (Type III liver indigestion. ticket
AVAILABLE
crestor DOSE: coenzyme A to Hyperlipoproteinemia) problems or  Prepare the
mevalonate, a unexplained medication in the
precursor of abnormal station
CLASSIFICATION cholesterol. In in vivo Homozygous Familial liver function  Observe 5 rights
: and in vitro studies, Hypercholesterolemia tests
rosuvastatin produces  you are During administration
HMG CoA its lipid-modifying Slowing of the pregnant or  Identify the client
reductase effects in two ways. Progression of breast-  Explain the purpose
inhibitors, or First, it increases the Atherosclerosis feeding  Give the meds and
"statins." number of hepatic LDL  you are offer water
receptors on the cell- taking  Stay with the patient
surface to enhance itraconazole,
uptake and catabolism mibefradil, After Administration
of LDL. Second, or  Do after care
rosuvastatin inhibits telithromyci  Wash hands
hepatic synthesis of n  Documentation
VLDL, which reduces
the total number of
VLDL and LDL particles
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Health Teaching:

Avoid using antacids without

your doctor's advice

Avoid eating foods that are

high in fat or cholesterol.

Avoid drinking alcohol

Do not increase or decrease
the amount of grapefruit
products in your diet without
first talking to your doctor

Do not drive or perform other

possibly unsafe tasks until
you know how you react to it.

Follow the diet and exercise

program given to you by your
health care provider

Do NOT take more than the

recommended dose without
checking with your doctor

Report any unexplained

muscle pain, tenderness, or
weakness to your doctor right
away, especially if you also
have a fever or general body
discomfort
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