DRUG STUDY

NAME OF DRUG ACTION AND INDICATIONS ADVERSE REACTIONS NURSING

MECHANISM CONSIDERATIONS

The analgesic and In general, Anaphylaxis. With excessive - Assess the patient’s
GENERIC NAME: antipyretic effects of acetaminophen is dosages it may lead to pain level before
Acetaminophen paracetamol are used for the hepatic necrosis, renal administering the
believed to be related to tubular necrosis. Intravenous medication.
treatment of mild to
the inhibition of use can result in edema, - Assess overall health
prostaglandin moderate pain and hypertension, hypervolemia, status and alcohol
synthetase (a reduction of fever. It hypotension, tachycardia usage before
mechanism shared by is available over the agitation, anxiety, fatigue, administering
BRAND NAME: ASA and related drugs). counter in various headache, insomnia, acetaminophen.
Acephen, Acetadryl, It is postulated that the forms, the most hypoalbuminemia, - Assess the patient’s
Allzital analgesic effect is hypokalemia, pain level using
common being oral
produced by elevation of hypomagnesemia, appropriate tools.
the pain threshold and forms. hypophosphatemia, - Assess the amount,
the antipyretic effect is abdominal pain, constipation, frequency, and type of
produced through action Acetaminophen injec diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, drugs taken in
on the hypothalamic tion is indicated for increased transaminases, patients self-
heat- regulating centre. the management of infusion site pain, muscle medicating, especially
PHARMACOLOGIC mild to moderate spasms, pain in extremity, with OTC drugs.
CLASS: Analgesics pain, the management trismus, oliguria, atelectasis, - Monitor the patient’s
breath sounds abnormal, response to the
of moderate to severe
dyspnoea, hypoxia, pleural medication.
pain with adjunctive effusion, pulmonary edema, - Assess the patient’s
opioid analgesics, and stridor and wheezing. Use allergies and previous
the reduction of fever. with caution in patients with reactions to
G6PD deficiency. medications before
Because of its low administering
risk of causing acetaminophen.
- Monitor patients with
allergic reactions, liver or kidney
this drug can be dysfunction for
administered in potential adverse
effects and adjust the
patients who are
dosage accordingly.
intolerant to - Assess fever; note the
salicylates and those presence of
with allergic associated signs
tendencies, including (diaphoresis,
bronchial asthmatics. tachycardia, and
malaise).
Specific dosing
guidelines should be
followed when
administering
acetaminophen to
children