UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD

COLLEGE OF NURSING

DRUG STUDY
Generic/ Dose Indications/ Adverse/ side Nursing Rationale Client
Brand Name strength and Mechanisms of effects drug Responsibilities Teaching
& Formulation Drug Action interaction
Classification

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channel doctor. some types of 6. Flatulence history of stop
blocking Follow all angina and 7. Asthenia the patient. amlodipine
agents directions other 8. Muscle - Acquire -To abruptly or
on your conditions cramps baseline vital monitor when feeling
Footnotes: prescription caused by 9. Conduction signs of the the better.
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Side Effects &
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change your calcium 11. Abdominal patient for prepared if with food to
dose to channel pain adverse effects there will avoid GI
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you get the works by 13. Sleep medication. abnormaliti - Teach the
best results. changing the disturbances es or bad patient
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this calcium in the Amlodipine- may occur. effects of
Indications,
medicine in heart and -Give comfort to - To give amlodipine
Dosage,
larger or blood vessel Contraindications, the patient and patient the and when to
smaller cells. This ADRs > position the comfort notify the
amounts or widens the PharmaCampus patient in a he/she prescriber.
for longer blood vessels comfortable needed - Advise the
than which position. patient to
recommend increases the -always monitor -To ensure avoid
ed. You may blood and the patient. the hazardous
take oxygen supply maintenan activities
amlodipine to the heart ce on the that require
with or and also health of alertness and
without lowers blood the patient. motor skills
food. Take pressure. -Document -To be used until the
the Mechanism of finding and for future drug’s
medicine at Action: observation. references. response is
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time each calcium - Emphasis
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Implications |Patient
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Teachings
blood pressure regimen to
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dose. Use the
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on:
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stenosis
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dose-measuring 2. Sinoatrial node Amlodipine
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kitchen spoon). Implications
3. Hypersensitivity to
|Patient
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Footnotes: Teachings
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Warnings - 6. Interactions
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Cesa, Germin E. BSN2-G

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