URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

San Vicente West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan 2428

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

DRUG STUDY
Name of Student: Rejen T. Sumalbag Year Level and Group: BS Midwifery 1 Block 1 Group B
Affiliating Agency/Area: URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY Month/Year of Exposure: ________________________
DRUG CLASSIFICATION INDICATION SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

Clindamycin is Nausea, vomiting, or Culture infection before therapy.

indicated for the Common side effects diarrhea may occur. If Administer oral drug with a full glass of water or
Generic Name: Clindamycin is in a
treatment of: Serious of clindamycin include: any of these effects last with food to prevent esophageal irritation.
class of medications
Clindamycin infections caused by or get worse, tell your Do not give IM injections of more than 600 mg;
called lincomycin
anaerobic bacteria, doctor or pharmacist inject deep into large muscle to avoid serious
antibiotics. It works by  Abdominal pain
including intra- promptly. Remember problems.
slowing or stopping the  Agranulocytosis
Brand Name: abdominal infections, that this medication has Do not use for minor bacterial or viral infections.
growth of bacteria  Eosinophilia (transi
skin and soft tissue been prescribed
Cleocin, Cleocin T, ent)
infections. As needed, because your doctor
Evoclin, and  Diarrhea
clindamycin should be has judged that the
Clindesse  Fungal overgrowth
administered in benefit to you is greater
 Pseudomembranou
conjunction with than the risk of side
s colitis
another antibacterial effects.
 Hypersensitivity
Dosage: agent that is active
 Stevens-Johnson
against gram negative syndrome
900 mg aerobic bacteria.  Rashes
MECHANISM OF CONTRAINDICATION  Hives
ACTION S  Low blood
Route:: pressure (hypotensi
IV Clindamycin inhibits Clindamycin is on)
bacterial protein contraindicated  Nausea
synthesis by binding to in patients who have  Vomiting
the 23S RNA of the had an allergic reaction  Sterile abscess at i
Frequency:
50S subunit of the to it, and it should be ntramuscular (IM)
ribosome. Clindamycin used with caution in injection site
is bacteriostatic. those who have a  Blood clot
Q8H  Granulocytopenia
history of regional
enteritis, ulcerative  Low white blood
colitis, or antibiotic- cell
associated colitis. count (neutropenia)
 Low platelet
count (thrombocyto
penia)
 Polyarthritis
 Kidney dysfunction
 
Checked by: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
Clinical Instructor’s Name and Signature