MEDICATION DOSAGE AND CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATION ACTION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING

AVAILABILITY ACTION EFFECT RESPONSIBILITY

Generic name: DOSE: Analgesic, Anti- Mefenamic Inhibits Contraindicated -Nausea Before:
Mefenamic acid 500mg antipyretic inflammatory; acid is given prostaglandin with -Vomiting -Check doctor’s
NSAID analgesic, and to patient synthesis hypersensitivity to -Constipation orders
Trade name: FREQUENCY antipyretic for relief of and affects mefenamic acid, -Blurred vision -Assess pain
Ponstel : Once a day activities acute to platelets aspirin allergy and score
related to moderately function as treatment of -Educate about
ROUTE: P.O inhibition of severe pain pain medicine
prostaglandin
synthesis; During:
exact -Give drug with
mechanisms of food
action are -Do not double
unknown dose
-Administer
drug with full
glass of water
After:
-Document
-Monitor
adverse effect
 MEDICATION DOSAGE AND CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATION ACTION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING
AVAILABILITY ACTION EFFECT RESPONSIBILITY
GENERIC DOSE: 2-3mg anti anemia Provide To correct Ferrous Patient receiving Adverse effect -Store all forms
NAME: Ferrous kg elemental iron, iron Sulfate is an reapeated blood of Ferrous at room
Sulfate an essential deficiency essential transfusions; Sulfate temperature.
FREQUENCY component in anemia component anemia is not due -Give between
BRAND : Once a day the formation in the to Iron deficiency. -Large doses meals with
NAME: Ferrous of hemoglobin formation of may aggravate water but may
Sulfate ROUTE: PO hemoglobin, peptic ulcer, give with meals
myoglobin regional if
and enteritis, and gastrointestinal
enzymes. It ulcerative discomfort
is necessary colitis, occurs
for effective -Severe Iron -Transient
erythropoiesi positioning staining of
s and *Vomiting mucous
transport or *Abdominal membranes and
utilization of *Pain teeth will occur
oxygen. *Diarrhea with liquid iron
preparation. To
avoid, place
liquid on the
back of your
tongue with
dropper or use
straw.
-Avoid
simultaneous
administration
of antacid or
tetracycline.