General Santos Doctors’ Medical School Foundation, Inc.

Bulaong, West, General Santos City, Philippines

DRUG STUDY
Name of student: Geniella A. De Juan BSN 4B Date:January 31,2023
DRUG (Brand
MECHANISM OF DOSAGE (Recommended and
name and CLASSIFICATION INDICATION ADVERSE REACTIONS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
ACTION Actual)
Generic name)

Therapeutic: Maintain acid-base Treatment/ AVAILABILITY: CNS: Patient monitoring

Generic
Potassium balance, is tonicity, prevention of Tablets 750 mg Confusion, restlessness,  Assess for signs and
Name
supplements and potassium depletion Dosage 10 mg ,3 Tabs PO weakness. symptoms of hypokalemia
Potassium electrophysiologic TID CV: (weakness, fatigue, U wave
Chloride balance of the cell. Arrhythmias, ECG changes. on ECG, arrhythmias,
Activator in many GI: polyuria, polydipsia) and
Brand Name
enzymatic Abdominal pain, diarrhea, hyperkalemia (see Toxicity
kaliumdurul reactions; essential flatulence, and Overdose)
to transmission of nausea, vomiting  Check vital sign; before
nerve impulses; administering drug. Withhold
contraction of drug if heart rate <60 bpm or
cardiac, skeletal, systolic BP <90 mmHg. Consult
and smooth physician for parameters.
 muscle; gastric  Before giving the medication
secretion; renal verify patient’s identity
function; tissue  Administer the right drug and
synthesis; and right dose at the right time
carbohydrate
metabolism.
Therapeutic Effects: Patient teaching
Replacement.  Instruct the patient to report any
Prevention of adverse reaction (experienced as
deficiency allergy and nausea)

F.A. Davis Company. (2015). Potassium Chloride(Oral). Retrieved fromhttps://davisplus.fadavIs.com/3976/meddeck/Pdf/potassiumchlorideoral.pdf