Name of Drug Dosage ,Route Indication Contraindication Mechanism of Drug-to-Drug Adverse effect Nursing

and frequency action interaction responsibilities

IV: 400 mg IV Susceptible Ciprofloxacin is Ciprofloxacin is Blood thinners, diarrhea History: Allergy
Ciprofloxacin every 12 hours infections, contraindicated a broad- such as warfarin dizziness to
(generic name) including lower in persons with a spectrum (Coumadin, drowsiness ciprofloxacin,
Oral: 500 mg respiratory history of antibiotic of the Jantoven) Anti- headache norfloxacin or
Cipro, Cipro XR orally every 12 tract, hypersensitivity fluoroquinolone seizure stomach upset other
(brand names) hours acute to ciprofloxacin, class. It is active medication, abdominal pain quinolones;
exacerbations any member of against both including nausea/vomiting renal
fluoroquinolone Duration of of chronic the quinolone Gram-positive phenytoin blurred vision dysfunction;
class Therapy: 60 bronchitis class of and Gram- (Dilantin, nervousness seizures;
(Therapeutic days (AECB), antimicrobial negative Phenytek) anxiety lactation
Class) skin and skin agents, or any of bacteria. It Certain agitation
structures, the product functions by antidepressants sleep problems Physical: Skin
bone and joint, components. inhibiting DNA and medications (insomnia or color, lesions;
acute sinusitis, gyrase, and a to treat mental nightmares), T; orientation,
complicated type II illness, such as and reflexes, affect;
intraabdominal topoisomerase, clozapine rash mucous
(w. topoisomerase (Clozaril, membranes,
metronidazole), IV, necessary to FazaClo) bowel sounds;
UTIs, chronic separate LFTs, renal
bacterial bacterial DNA, function tests
prostatitis, thereby
acute inhibiting cell
uncomplicated division.
cystitis in
females