DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION / INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING

MECHANISM OF ACTION S RESPONSIBILITY

BRAND NAME: CLASSIFICATION: To treat bipolar Contraindicated in Adverse effects: 1. Teach the patient about the
Therapeutic: disorder patients with renal CNS: Ataxia, signs and symptoms of the
Carbatrol Anticonvulsant and hepatic worsening seizures medication
Pharmacologic: CV: Heart failure
GENERIC dysfunction
Iminostillbene EENT: Conjunctivitis, 2. Advise the patient to report
NAME: derivatives nystagmus
Carbamazepine the adverse effects of the
GI: Diarrhea,
MECHANISM OF medication immediately
stomatitis
DOSAGE: ACTION: Others: bleeding,
200 mg 1 tab Stabilize neuronal 3. Advise the patient that drug
fever, mouth ulcer
membranes and limit may cause mild to moderate
ROUTE: seizure activity by dizziness and drowsiness, to
Side effects:
PO either increasing
CNS: Headache, avoid hazardous activities
efflux or decreasing
influx of sodium ions drowsiness
across cell EENT: Blurred vision 4. Instruct the patient to take
FREQUENCY:
membranes in the GI: Vomiting, drug with food to minimize GI
Q12
motor cortex during Abdominal pain distress
generation of nerve
impulses 5. Tell the patient not to crush
or chew tablets
REFERENCES:
Reference: Wolters
Kluwer. (2019)
Nursing 2020 Drug
Hand Book. LWW;
Fortieth edition