DRUGS MECHANISM INDICTIONS CONTRAINDICATION COMMON NURSING

OF ACTION AND DRUG SIDE EFFECTS CONSIDERATIONS

RATIONALE
Generic name: Buspirone has  BuSpar is  Psychoses  Dizziness  Document mental
BusPar a strong indicated for  Severe liver or  Drowsiness status and age.
Trade name: affinity for the kidney impairment  Headache  Inform the patient to
Buspirone serotonin management of  Epilepsy  Nausea, take this drug exactly
Dosage: 15mg 5HT1a anxiety  Lactation  Nervousness, as prescribed.
STAT PO receptors, disorders or the  Hypersensitive to  Lightheadedn  Inform the patient to
where it acts as short-term Buspirone. ess avoid the use of
CLASSIFICATIO a partial relief of the alcohol, sleep-
 Restlessness
N: agonist, which symptoms of inducing, or OTC
 Blurred vision
Anti-anxiety is what some anxiety. drugs; these could
Anxiolytics researchers  tiredness
cause dangerous
Non-benzodiazepine believe  Trouble
 It is a serotonin effects.
produces the sleeping may
receptor  Advise client to take
majority of occur.
agonist, which the drug with food or
clinical effects. means that it snack to decrease
*Not seen on
increases action nausea.
patient.
at serotonin  Advice patient to
receptors in avoid driving or
your brain, operating complex
which in turn machinery as drug
helps to may cause dizziness,
alleviate drowsiness or light-
anxiety. headedness.
 Instruct patient to
report any weakness,
restlessness,
nervousness,
headaches or
persistent feelings of
depressions and lack
 of desired response.
Generic name: Fluoxetine  Fluoxetine is a  Not approved for  Nausea  Determine if patient
Fluoxetine inhibits the type of children  Upset is pregnant or
Trade name: Prozac serotonin antidepressant  Hypersensitivity to stomach lactating.
Dosage: 10mg 1 transporter known as an fluoxetine  Constipation  Instruct to take drug
tab /OD. protein. In SSRI (selective  Diabetes  Headaches with food to decrease
addition, it is serotonin  Suicidal thoughts  Anxiety chance of stomach
CLASSIFICATIO also a weak reuptake  Seizures  Sleep upset.
N: norepinephrine inhibitor). It is  Liver problems problems  Advise patient to
Prozac is an reuptake often used to take caution when
 Bleeding from (insomnia)
antidepressant in the inhibitor, this treat driving or
stomach, esophagus  Drowsiness
selective serotonin effect increases depression, and performing task that
or duodenum.  Dizziness
reuptake inhibitor with higher also sometimes require mental
(SSRI) class of doses.  Nervousness
obsessive alertness as drug may
drugs. However, the compulsive  Heart
cause drowsiness and
clinical disorder and palpitations
or dizziness.
relevance of bulimia.  Loss of
 Instruct patient to
this appetite or
report any side
norepinephrine  Fluoxetine increase in
effects such as
effect is not helps many appetite.
rashes, hives or
clear. people recover  Weight
increased anxiety or
Fluoxetine is from changes
loss of appetite.
an antagonist depression, and  Cold
 Inform patient that it
at 5HT2C it has fewer symptoms
usually takes one
receptors, this unwanted (stuffy nose,
month to note any
has been effects than sneezing,
significant benefits
proposed as a older sore throat)
from the drug
potential antidepressants  Dry mouth therefore patient
mechanism for  Decreased should not be
its activating sex drive discontinuing taking
properties.  Impotence or medication unless
difficulty advised otherwise.
having an  Instruct patient to
 orgasm. avoid alcohol, any
PTC medications
*Not seen on without approval.
patient.  Instruct patient to use
sunscreen and avoid
prolonged sun
exposure.
.