URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

San Vicente West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan 2428

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

DRUG STUDY
Name of Student: Manaois, Darlene Dana S. Year Level and Group: BSN III

Affiliating Agency/Area: ___________________________________________ Month/Year of Exposure:

DRUG CLASSIFICATION INDICATION SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic Name: belongs to a class of drugs indicated for the treatment of

o nausea  CNS:  Check the patient's medical record for an allergy or
o vomiting
called atypical antipsychotics. It irritability associated with
o diarrhea
Insomnia, contraindication to the prescribed medication.
 Risperidone works by helping to restore the autistic disorder, including  Prepare medications for one patient at a time.
o constipatio anxiety,
balance of certain natural symptoms of aggression  Educate patients about their medications.
Brand Name: n agitation,
substances in the brain. towards others, deliberate self-  Follow the eight rights of medication administration.
o heartburn
Risperdal injuriousness, temper headache,
o dry mouth
tantrums, and quickly changing somnolence
Dosage: o increased
moods.
saliva , aggression,
2 mg o increased dizziness,
appetite
Route: tardive
o weight gain
PO o stomach dyskinesias
MECHANISM OF CONTRAINDICATIONS pain
Frequency: ACTION o anxiety
Who should not take o agitation
 CV:
2mg per day
is to decrease RISPERIDONE? o restlessnes Orthostatic
dopaminergic and  breast cancer.
s hypotension
serotonergic pathway o difficulty
 diabetes.
falling
activity in the brain,  a high prolactin level.
asleep or
therefore decreasing  excessive fat in the
staying
blood.
symptoms of asleep
 dehydration.
schizophrenia and mood o breast
 overweight.
enlargeme
disorders. Risperidone  very low levels of
nt or
has a high binding affinity granulocytes, a type
discharge
for serotonergic 5-HT2A of white blood cell.
o late or
 low levels of white
receptors when missed
menstrual
 compared to blood cells. periods
o decreased
dopaminergic D2
sexual
receptors in the brain. ability
o vision
problems
o muscle or
joint pain
o dry or
discolored
skin
o difficulty
urinating
o dizziness,
feeling
unsteady,
or having
trouble
keeping
your
balance
 
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