NAME AND CLASSIFICATION OF DOSE, NURSING

DRUG FREQUENCY, MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITY

ROUTE OF ACTION
ADMINISTRATIO
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Generic Name: Dose: Has a highly targeted Relief of fever, minor Hypersensitivity to Allergy skin reaction Assess patient’s fever or
Paracetamol 500 mg/ tab action in the brain, aches and pains. It acetaminophen or and GI disturbances pain: type of pain,
blocking an enzyme helps to reduce fever phenacetin; use with location, intensity,
Brand Name: Route: involved in the and/or mild to alcohol. duration, temperature,
Biogesic PO transmission of pain. moderate pain(such as and diaphoresis.
headache, backache,
Classification: Frequency: aches/pains due to
 Analgesic and anti-pyretic Q4 muscle strain, cold, or
flu.

Generic Name: Dose: Sympathomimetic Symptomatic treatment Patients with Headache, elevated Administer dose early
Phenylpropanolamine 25 mg/ tab amine that causes of nasal congestion. It is hyperthyroidism, severe blood pressure, blurred in day to prevent
constriction and frequently used in coronary disease, severe vision, dizziness, insomnia; observe for
Brand Name: shrinkage of mucous mixed preparations for hypertension. anxiety. signs of nervousness,
Neozep Forte Route: membranes. the relief of cough and excitability.
PO cold symptoms.

Classification Frequency:
 Sympathomimetic agent QID
that acts as a non-selective
adrenergic receptor
agonist and
norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor