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BRAND NAME MECAHNISM OF ACTION SIDE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICATION DOSAGE NURSING

INTERVENTION
Zinacef Inhibits cell-wall synthesis Diarrheal, Contraindicated in Infusion: Monitor patients for
synthesis, promoting osmotic Nausea, patients hypersensitive 750-mg, signs and symptoms of
instability, usually bactericidal. Vomiting, to drug or other 1.5g vials, superinfection and
Unusual or cephalosporin’s. infusion diarrheal and treatment
Route Onset Peak pleasant taste in Use cautiously in packs, and appropriately.
Duration your jaundice patients hypersensitive ADD Drug may increase INR
P.O Unknown 2-4 hr. (yellowish of the to penicillin because of vantage and risk of bleeding.
GENERIC NAME Unknown skin or eyes) possibility of cross- vials Monitor patient.
I.V Immediate 2-3min Skin Rash, sensitivity with other Injection: Look alike- sound
Cefuroxime Unknown Bruising, beta-lactam antibiotics. 750mg alike: Don’t confuse
Sodium I.M Unknown 15-60min Severe Tingling Use cautiously in drug with other
Unknown or patients with history of cephalosporin’s that
Numbness, colitis and in those with sound alike.
Half-life: 1to 2 hours. Seizure (black- renal insufficiency.
CLASSIFICATION out or Alert: Drug may cause
convulsion, CDAD and
Therapeutic Class: kidney problems pseudomembranous
Antibodies and severe skin colitis ranging from mild-
Pharmacologic reaction) life threatening, which
Class: Second- can occur even 2 months
generation after therapy.
cephalosporin’s