DRUG STUDY

Patient: X Medical diagnosis: Cellulitis in right lower extremity and Diabetes Melllitus type 2.
Address: Bitaog, Bansalan, Davao Su Attending physician: Dr. Sarno
Age: 79 yrs. Chief complaint: Wound Swelling at Right Leg
DAT GENERI BRAN CLASSIFICATI ACTION INDICATIO CONTRA- ROUTE NURSING
E C NAME D ON N INDICATION & RESPONSIBILITI
NAME DOSAG ES
E
P Biogesi Anti-pyretic These If a dose is • Medicine 500mg. • If the
A c products missed, give s which 1 tab. q patient is
J R contain the next dose stimulate 4 PRN allergic to
A A paraceta if still needed the for fever paracetamo
N C mol, a for pain enzymes l or any
U E
fever and/or fever responsib ingredient
A T
R A reducer and the le for the in the
Y M| and pain subsequent metabolic product.
O reliever. dose every 4 activation • Avoid
L . hours of long-term
(Biogesic paraceta use of
100 mg/m mol such paracetamo
as l in patients
medicines with
for anemia or
convulsio with heart,
n (e.g., lung,
phenobar kidney, or
bital) liver
may

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 increase disease.
susceptibi
lity to the
harmful
effects to
the liver.
• Warfarin,
a blood
thinning
medicine;
an
increase
in the
Internatio
nal
Normaliz
ed Ratio
(INR),
which
may
serve as a
sign of
increased
risk for
bleeding,
may be
observed
when
using
paraceta
mol and

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warfarin
at the
same
time.
Paraceta
mol
increases
the
anticoagu
lation
effect of
warfarin.

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