MISSION

“MABINI COLLEGES provides quality

instruction, research and extension service
programs at all educational levels as its
monumental contribution to national and global
growth and development.
VISION MABINI COLLEGES INCORPORATED Specifically, it transforms students into:
Governor Panotes Avenue, 1. God–fearing;
2. Nation–loving;
“MABINI COLLEGES shall cultivate a CULTURE Daet, Camarines Norte 3. Lawabiding;
of EXCELLENCE in education.”
Tel. no. (054) 721-1281 local 109 4. Earthcaring;
5.Productive;and
Email: mabinicollege@hotmail.com 6.
LocallyandGloballycompetitive persons

Name: Jela Z.
Parco Year&Block:
BSN II-C DRUG STUDY: LOPERAMIDE
DIARRHEA

NAME OF DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION PRECAUTION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

ACTION MONITORING

Generic Name: In vitro and animal For the control and Loperamide hcl is If you will be taking The adverse effects Monitor therapeutic
Loperamide studies show that symptomatic relief contraindicated in this medicine for reported during effectiveness. Chronic
Loperamide acts by of acute nonspecific patients with a known chronic diarrhea, it is clinical investigations diarrhea usually
Brand Name: slowing intestinal diarrhea and of hypersensitivity to very important that of IMODIUM responds within 10 d.
Diamode, Imodium, motility and by chronic diarrhea loperamide your doctor check you (loperamide If improvement does
Imodium Multi- affecting water and associated with hydrochloride or to at regular visits for hydrochloride) are not occur within this
symptom Relief electrolyte movement inflammatory bowel any of the excipients. any problems or difficult to distinguish time, it is unlikely that
through the bowel. disease or unwanted effects that from symptoms symptoms will be
Route of Loperamide inhibits gastroenteritis. Also IMODIUM (loperamide may be caused by associated with the controlled by further
Administration: peristaltic activity by used for reducing hcl) is contraindicated this medicine. If you diarrheal syndrome. administration.
Oral a direct effect on the the volume of in patients with will be taking this Adverse experiences
circular and discharge from abdominal pain in the medicine for acute recorded during Discontinue if there
longitudinal muscles ileostomies. absence of diarrhea. diarrhea, you should clinical studies with is no improvement
of the intestinal wall. not use it for more IMODIUM (loperamide after 48 h of therapy
It is a non-selective IMODIUM (loperamide than 2 days, unless hcl) were generally of for acute diarrhea.
calcium channel hcl) is not directed by your a minor and self-
blocker and binds to recommended in doctor. This medicine limiting nature. They Monitor fluid and
opioid mu-receptors. infants below 24 may cause heart were more commonly electrolyte balance.
Evidence also months of age. rhythm problems (eg, observed during the
suggests that at torsades de pointes, treatment of chronic Notify physician
higher concentrations IMODIUM (loperamide ventricular diarrhea. promptly if the patient
it binds to hcl) should not be arrhythmias). Check with ulcerative colitis
calmodulin. used as the primary with your doctor right develops abdominal
therapy: away if you or your distention or other GI
child have chest pain symptoms (possible

VISION MABINI COLLEGES INCORPORATED
Governor Panotes Avenue,
“MABINI COLLEGES shall cultivate a CULTURE Daet, Camarines Norte
of EXCELLENCE in education.”
Tel. no. (054) 721-1281 local 109
Email: mabinicollege@hotmail.com
- in patients with
acute dysentery,
which is characterized
by blood in stools and
high fever,
- in patients
with acute
ulcerative
colitis,
- in patients with
bacterial enterocolitis
caused by invasive
organisms including
Salmonella, Shigella,
and Campylobacter,
- in patients with
pseudomembranous
colitis associated with
the use of broad-
spectrum antibiotics.
MISSION
“MABINI COLLEGES provides quality
instruction, research and extension service
programs at all educational levels as its
monumental contribution to national and global
growth and development.
Specifically, it transforms students into:
1. God–fearing;
2. Nation–loving;
3. Lawabiding;
4. Earthcaring;
5.Productive;and
6.
LocallyandGloballycompetitive persons
or discomfort, fast, signs of potentially
slow, or irregular fatal toxic
heartbeat, fainting, or megacolon).
trouble breathing.
Loperamide may
increase your risk for
stomach or bowel
problems. Check
with your doctor right
away if you have
bloating, blood in the
stools, constipation,
fever, loss of
appetite, nausea or
vomiting, or stomach
pain.