Drug Study: Carvedilol

NURSING
INDICATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES
MEDICATION THERAPEUTIC CONTRA- SIDE EFFECTS
INDICATIONS
ACTIONS

Generic Name: -Carvedilol is used Risperidone is Hypersensitivity; Dizziness, Fatigue, -Observe 10 Rights of
Risperidone alone or together with indicated for the severe chronic Hypotension, Weight drug administration.
other medicines to treatment of heart failure, gain, High Blood - Monitor Blood
treat high blood schizophrenia bronchial asthma Sugar, nausea pressure, heart rate
Brand Name: pressure and irritability or related BUN, Blood glucose,
(hypertension). High associated with bronchospastic
Perseris, renal and liver
blood pressure adds
Risperdal, autistic conditions ;severe function.
to the workload of the
Rykindo, Uzedy disorder. It is hepatic - Advise patient not ro
heart and arteries. If it
also indicated as impairment. drive or operate heavy
continues for a long
monotherapy, Patients with machinery since this
time, the heart and
arteries may not or adjunctly NYHA class IV drug may cause
function properly. with lithium or cardiac failure,2nd syncope.
valproic acid, for or 3rd ° AV block, - Monitor intake and
the treatment sick sinus output rations and
-Carvedilol causes of acute mania syndrome (unless daily weight.
vasodilation by or mixed a permanent
blocking the activity of episodes pacemaker is in
α-blockers, mainly at associated with place),cardiogenic
alpha-1receptors. It bipolar I shock or severe
exerts disorder. bradycardia.
antihypertensive effect
partly by reducing total
peripheral resistance Risperidone is
and vasodilation. It additionally
isused in patientswith
indicated in
renal impairment,
Canada for the
NIDDM or IDDM. short-term
symptomatic
management of
aggression or
psychotic
symptoms in
patients with
severe dementia
of the Alzheimer
type
unresponsive to
non-

pharmacological
approaches.