BIO 117 BASIC PHARMACOLOGY

1st Semester SY 2023-2024

PERFORMANCE TASK
DRUGS PRESCRIBED AND USED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATIVES

Instruction: List the drugs used by your family and relatives (include friends if the required
number of drugs is not met) and provide all the other information required in the table below.
Minimum of 15 drugs/medicines. You can use landscape orientation for the table below.

Name of drug For what Available The information in these 4 columns should come from drug package insert, MIMS,
or medicine ailment/conditi formulation Physicians’ Desk Reference, or similar materials
used on it was s and
prescribed to dosage
the patient Category or class approved uses Available contraindications potential
of drug for the drug formulation adverse
and dosage reactions

Doxycyclin Used to treat 2 Tetracycline Respiratory Tablet have ever had Increased
e Respiratory tablet/day antibiotics infection (100mg) an allergic pressure in
tract 100 mg reaction to the brain
infections for doxycycline (headache,
such as morning or any other blurred
pneumonia 100 mg medicine. vision,
or for have kidney vomiting)
bronchitis. afternoon or liver
problems.
have an
inflamed food
pipe
(oesophagitis
)
have lupus,
an
autoimmune
disease.
Tiotropiu Used to Used Anticholinerg Asthma Inhalatio Patients with Pharyngitis,
m Treats once or ics n 2.5 a bronchitis,
asthma. twice mcg hypersensitivi sinusitis, dry
daily ty to mouth,
tiotropium, cough, and
ipratropium, headaches.
and atropine
(due to the
risk of
anaphylaxis)
and narrow-
angle
glaucoma.

Clopidogr Prevents 1tablet Antiplatelet Platelet Tablet 75 Active Bleeding

el platelets (75 medication forming mg pathological more easily
 from mg)/day blood clot bleeding such than normal
sticking as peptic –
together and ulcer or nosebleeds,
forming a intracranial bruising
dangerous hemorrhage
blood clot.

Irbesartan Used to treat 1 tablet Angiotensin Hypertensi Tablet Patients who Paler than
high blood (150 receptor on 75/150/3 are usual, feel
pressure mg)/day blockers 00 mg hypersensitiv tired, faint
(hypertensio (ARBs) e to any or dizzy,
n). component of have purple
this product. spots, or any
sign of
bleeding, a
sore throat
and high
temperature
Celecoxib Used to treat Capsule COX-2 Anti- Capsule Patients with Swelling,
mild to 400 mg inhibitors inflammato 200/400 ischaemic rapid weight
moderate ry mg heart disease, gain, feeling
pain and cerebrovascul short of
help relieve ar disease, breath;
symptoms of peripheral
arthritis artery
disease, mild
to severe
heart failure,
active
gastrointestin
al ulceration
or bleeding or
inflammatory
bowel disease
Cardepres Used in the 1 tablet Alpha and Prevention Tablet ever had an Chest pain
(Carvedilol management (12.5 mg) beta blockers of heart (6.25, allergic or
) of /day failure 12.5, reaction to discomfort,
hypertension 25,50) carvedilol or dilated neck
mg any other veins,
medicines. irregular
lung disease breathing or
or asthma. heartbeat,
heart failure swelling of
that is getting the face,
worse fingers, feet,
or lower
legs, trouble
breathing,
unusual
tiredness or
weakness, or
weight gain.
Altacef Used to treat 2 tablet Cephalospori Antibacteri Tablet Patients with Nausea,
(Cefuroxim bacterial (500 n antibiotics al (500 mg) known vomiting,
e) infections in mg)/day allergy to the diarrhea,
many cephalosporin strange taste
different group of in the
 parts of the antibiotics mouth, or
body stomach
pain
Buscopan Relieves 2 tablet Antispasmodi Antipasmo Tablet 10 Contraindicat Allergic
stomach (10 mg)/ c drug class. dic mg ed in reactions –
cramps and day myasthenia skin
period pains gravis, reactions
mechanical such as
stenosis in itching,
the rashes.
gastrointestin Anaphylacti
al tract, c shock –
paralytical or difficulty in
obstructive breathing or
ileus, dizziness.
megacolon
and in
patients who
have
demonstrated
prior
hypersensitivi
ty to hyoscine
butylbromide
or any other
component of
the products.
Normax Used for 1000 mg Biguanide Anti- Tablet Renal Severe
(Metformin treatment of class diabetic (500- dysfunction. tiredness,
) diabetes drug 1000 mg) Congestive fast or
mellitus type cardiac shallow
2 failure breathing,
needing drug being cold
treatment. and a slow
Hypersensitiv heartbeat
ity to
metformin
Omepron Used to 20 Proton-pump Symptomat Capsule Patients with
(Omeprazo decrease mg/day inhibitors ic GERD (29 mg) a history of
le) acid produce hypersensitivi
in stomach ty to the drug
or any
excipients
from the
dosage form.
Cetirizine Prevents and 10 Antihistamine Perennial Tablet Contraindicat Serious
treats allergy mg/day s allergic (10 mg) ed in those stomach
symptoms, rhinitis and patients with conditions
such as red, urticaria a known
itchy eyes, hypersensitivi
sneezing, a ty to it or any
runny or of its
stuffy nose, ingredients or
or hives hydroxyzine
Ventulin Used To Forgot Short-acting Asthma 100 mcg In treatment Severe
(Salbutamo relieve beta-2 of threatened cramps or
l) symptoms of adrenergic abortion or muscles
 asthma agonist premature weakness,
labour. dizziness
and even
passing out,
arrhythmia
(irregular
heartbeat),
chest pain
and intense
headaches.
Amoxicilli Used to treat 2 Penicillin Antibacteri Capsule Any previous Diarrhea,
n bacterial tablet/day antibiotics. al (250, anaphylactic and in some
infections, 500) mg or serious cases it can
such as skin reaction be severe
chest (for example,
infections Stevens-
(including Johnson
pneumonia) syndrome) to
and dental amoxicillin or
abscesses. any other
beta-lactam
Neozep Used for the 2 Anilide Nasal Tablet Hypersensitiv Muscle
relief of tablet/day preparations decongesta (10, 500) ity weakness,
clogged nt mg gastrointesti
nose, runny nal
nose, discomfort,
postnasal nausea,
drip, itchy vomiting,
and watery diarrhea or
eyes, constipation,
sneezing, dryness of
headache, the mouth,
nose, and
throat
Ibuprofen Used to 2 Non-steroidal Anti Capsule Known Swelling of
manage and capsule/d anti- inflammato (325/200 hypersensitivi the face,
treat ay inflammatory ry ) mg ty to aspirin fingers, feet,
inflammator drug and other and/or lower
y diseases, (NSAID) NSAIDs. legs; severe
mild to stomach
moderate pain
pain, and
fever,