DRUG STUDY

EFFECTS
BRAND GENERIC FREQ./ROUTE OF THERAPEUTIC NURSING
DATE Adverse
NAME NAME ADMINISTRATION MECHANISM OF ACTION Side Effect(s) CONSIDERATION
Effect(s)

Feb. Hydrite Oral Oral The central principle of oral ●Hyperkalemia ● Vomiting ● follow instructions
12,2022 Rehydration rehydration therapy (ORT) is ●Hypernatremia ● Hypernatraemi on the packaging
Salts (ORS) the utilization of sodium- ●Hyperkalemia a for preparing ORS
glucose co-transport in the ●tachycardia ● Convulsions and observe the 10
(vol per vol small intestine ●High blood ● restlessness R’s
pressure
replacement) ↓ ● use clean-fresh
● dizziness
drinking water
The success of ORT is largely ● swelling of the
dependent on glucose-driven lower legs ● use the
sodium absorption ● muscle appropriate ratio
(transcellular route) leading twitching of ORS to the pt’s
to passive absorption of water meal (The dosage
by the paracellular route. of oral rehydration
solutions should
↓
be tailored to the
rehydration and correction of individual based
acidosis. on body weight
and the stage and
severity of the
condition.)

● Do not let the pt

drink fruit juices or
eat foods
containing added
salt until diarrhea
has stopped.