DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING

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Brand Name: Classification:

Duphalac Laxative
- Constipation, salmonellosis. - Patients with known - Nausea - To monitor medicine
Mechanism of action: Treatment of hepatic hypersensitivity to - Vomiting efficacy, evaluate
GENERIC NAME: encephalopathy.. lactose or to any of patient before and
type of laxative called an osmotic - Diarrhea(if
Lactulose the ingredients of prolonged used) after treatment.
laxative. It is broken down in your
Duphalac oral - Abdominal - Monitor for the
bowel into substances that pull water
DOSAGE: solution cramping adverse effects if
out from your body and into your
occurs refer to
30 mL bowel to soften poo and make it easier .
physician
to pass.
- Monitor fluid and
ROUTE:
REFERENCES: electrolyte of the
By mouth patient.
https://www.rxlist.com/ - Educate the patient
FREQUENCE: consumer_lactulose/drugs- and family about the
condition.htm medication of the
bedtime
patient