Drug Study

Name of Drug Dosage, Route Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse Effect Nursing
and Frequency Action Responsibility

Generic Name: Dosage: Stimulates motility -Relief of -Sensitivity or Restlessness Interventions:

of upper GItract symptoms of intolerance to
Metoclopramide 10 mg acute and Drowsiness Monitor for
without metoclopramide;
recurrent diabetic extrapyramidal
stimulatinggastric, Fatigue
gastroparesis -allergy to sulfiting reactions, and
billiary, or
Brand Name: agents; history of lassitude consult physician
pancreaticsecretions; -Short-term seizure disorders; if they occur.
Clopra, Emex , Frequency: appears tosensitize therapy (4–12 insomnia
Maxeran , Maxolon tissues to action wk) for adults -concurrent use of Teaching points:
Q8H of acetylcholine; with symptomatic dystonia
, Reglan drugs that can cause
gastroesophageal Instruct patient to
relaxes extrapyramidal myoclonu
reflux who fail to take this drug
pyloricsphincter, symptoms;
respond to exactly as
Route: which, dizziness
Classification: conventional - prescribed.
whencombined with therapy
Oral pheochromocytoma anxiety
Prokinetic effects onmotility, Instruct patient to
-Parenteral: ; mechanical GI
accelerates Report
Antiemetic obstruction or
gastricemptying and Prevention of
involuntary
Dopamine nausea and perforation;
intestinal movement of the
vomiting
antagonist transit;little effect on face, eyes, or
associated with
gallbladder or colon emetogenic limbs, severe
motility; increases cancer depression, severe
lower esophageal chemotherapy diarrhea.
sphincter pressure;
-Prophylaxis of
has
postoperative
sedativeproperties; nausea and
induces release vomiting when
of prolactin. nasogastric
suction is
undesirable