Generic/ Brand Classification Action Indication Adverse Effect Contraindicatio Nursing

Name n Responsibility
Generic Name:  May produce  Mild pain or CNS: headache Contraindicated  Allergy to
paracetamol analgesic fever CV: chest pain, with allergy to acetaminophe
effect by dyspnea, acetaminophen. n, impaired
blocking pain myocardial hepatic
Brand Name: impulses, by damage Use cautiously function,
Tempra inhibiting GI: hepatic toxicity with impaired chronic
prostaglandin and failure; hepatic function, alcoholism,
or pain jaundice chronic pregnancy,
receptor GU: Acute renal alcoholism, lactation.
sensitizers. failure, renal pregnancy,
May relieve tubular necrosis lactation.  Give liquid
fever by Hematologic: form to
acting in hemolytic anemia, children who
hypothalamic hematuria, anuria, has difficulty
heat – neutropenia, in swallowing
regulating leucopenia,
center. pancytopenia,  Do not
thrombocytopenia, exceed
hypoglycemia recommende
Hypersensitivity: d dosages.
rash, fever
 Avoid multiple
preparations
containing
acetaminophe
n.

 Give drug
with food if GI
upset occurs.

 Discontinue if
hyper
 sensitivity
occurs.

Generic/ Brand Classification Action Indication Adverse Effect Contraindication Nursing

Name Responsibility
Generic Name:  aminope  Bacterici  Respirato CNS: lethargy, Contraindicated Allergy to
ampicillin nicillin dal ry tract or hallucinations, with allergy to penicillin,
 antibiotic action skin and seizures penicillin, cephalosporin
against skin CV: CHF cephalosporin or or other
Brand Name: sensitive structure GI: glossitis, other allergen allergen, renal
Ampicin organis infection stomatitis, gastritis, disorder,
ms;  Gi sore mouth, furry Use cautiously lactation.
inhibits infection, tongue, black “hairy” with renal
synthesi UTI tongue, N&V, disorders culture infected
s of  Bacterial diarrhea, abdominal areas, skin
bacterial meningitis pain, bloody color, lesion,
cell wall, or diarrhea, adventitious
causing septicemi enterocolitis, sounds, bowel
cell a pseudomembranou sounds, CBC,
death  Uncompli s colitis, nonspecific LFT’s, renal
cated hepatitis function tests,
gonorrhea GU: nephritis serum
Hematologic: electrolytes,
anemis, Hct, urinalysis
thrombocytopenia,
lukopenia, Culture infected
neutropenia, area before
prolonged bleeding treatment;
time reculture area if
Hypersensitivity: response is not
rash, fever, as expected
wheezing,
anaphylaxis Check IV site
Local: pain, carefully for
phlebitis, thrombosis signs of
at injection site. thrombosis or
Other: drug reaction.
superinfections- oral
and rectal Do not give IM
moniliasis, vaginitis injections in the
same site,
atrophy can
occur. Monitor
injection sites

Administer oral
drug on an
empty stomach,
1 hr before or 2
hr after meals
with full glass of
water, do not
give with fruit
juice or soft
rinks