LORMA COLLEGES CON TEMPLATE

DRUG STUDY
RELATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE

ORATA, FRANCIS
STUDENT NAME: LENAND N. ROTATION: 3RD ROTATION AREA: SAN JUAN RHU
YR LEVEL AND
SEC: CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR:
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DRUG CLASSIFICATI MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATI SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITY

NAME ONS ACTION ON

Drug Name: Classification: The drug rifampin Rifampicin is Do not prescribed Side Effects: ⁃ Lab tests: Periodic liver
Rifampicin Antimycobacter belongs to the recommended this drug to patients No side effects function tests are advised. Closely
(FAMPISEC) ial group of drugs for the treatment who are known to were noted and monitor patients with hepatic
known as of serious have the following: present within the disease.
Brand Name: antimycobacterials staphylococcal ⁃ Diabetes patient. Common ⁃ Check prothrombin time
Rifadin . It functions by infections, ⁃ Porphyria side effects of this daily or as necessary to establish
eradicating the legionnaires' ⁃ Hemolytic uremic drug include: and maintain required anticoagulant
Dosage: infection-causing disease, and syndrome, a activity when patient is also
10 mg/kg/day germs. Colds, the brucellosis. To condition that affects temporary receiving an anticoagulant.
PO or 10 mg/kg flu, and other viral avoid the the kidney and the discoloration ⁃ Advise patient about
PO twice weekly; diseases cannot emergence of blood. (yellow, reddish- possible discoloration of tears,
not to exceed be treated with resistance ⁃ D ecreased blood- orange, or brown saliva, urine, and other body fluids.
600 mg/day antibiotics like strains of the clotting from low color) of your skin, Instruct patient to notify physician if
600mg of rifampin. infecting vitamin K. teeth, saliva, urine, discoloration becomes troublesome.
rifampicin should Rifampin binds to organism, ⁃ alcoholism. stool, sweat, and ⁃ Advise patient about the
be given once the polymerase rifampicin should ⁃ thrombotic tears), itching, likelihood of GI reactions (nausea,
per month for subunit located be used in thrombocytopenic flushing, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence,
adults. deep within the conjunction with purpura, a type of headache, abdominal pain, heartburn).
DNA/RNA another suitable blood disorder. drowsiness, ⁃ Do not interrupt prescribed
channel, it appears antibiotic. ⁃ liver problems. dizziness, lack of dosage regimen. Hepatorenal
to inhibit bacterial In many different ⁃ abnormal liver coordination, reaction with flu-like syndrome has
DNA-dependent areas of the function tests. difficulty occurred when therapy has been
RNA polymerase body, rifampin is concentrating. resumed following interruption.
directly by used in ⁃ Be aware that drug may
preventing it from conjunction with Adverse Side impart a harmless red-orange color
elongating. other Effects: to urine, feces, sputum, sweat, and
medications to Hepatotoxicity and tears. Soft contact lenses may be
treat tuberculosis potential liver permanently stained.
(TB). Patients failure ⁃ Report onset of jaundice,
who have hypersensitivity reactions, and
meningitis persistence of GI adverse effects to
bacteria in their physician.
nose or throat
but do not exhibit
symptoms of the
infection can also
take it to stop the
germs from
spreading to
other patients.
GENERIC:
Rifadin or
Rimactane

Route:
oral route or by
IV infusion