Janet T.

Pahati
N2D
DRUG ANALYSIS

Nursing
Drug Medication Dosage Mechanism of action Side effects Adverse effects management
and
responsibility

GENERIC Adult: PO Uncomplic SIDE Large doses

Cefuroxime NAME: Cefuroxime binds Assess stomach
cefuroxime
ated UTI 125 mg EFFECTS:  can cause
pain,
BRAND twice daily. Resp to one or more of This cerebral
tract infections 250- irritation and noting
NAME: Ceftin the penicillin- medication
500 mg twice may cause convulsions; characteristics,
daily. Uncomplicated  binding proteins nausea, frequency of
stomach
gonorrhoea W/ oral vomiting,
(PBPs) which upset, diarrh occurrence,
probenecid: 1 g as a diarrhoea, GI
single inhibits the final ea, loss of disturbances;
triggers, things

dose. IV Meningitis 3 appetite, erythema that

transpeptidation
g8 nausea or multiforme, alter/relieve
hrly. IM Gonorrhoea  step of Stevens- Note H. pylori,
vomiting.
UGI, or
W/ oral probenecid: peptidoglycan Take with Johnson
endoscopy
1.5 g as a single food or milk syndrome, findings
dose. IV/IM Surgical synthesis in epidermal
to minimize
prophylaxis 1.5 g IV bacterial cell wall, necrolysis.
per-op, then 750 mg these Potentially
IM 8 hrly for up to thus inhibiting effects. If Fatal: Anaphyl
24-48 hr. Susceptible they axis,
biosynthesis and
infections 750 mg 8 continue or nephrotoxicity,
hrly, up to 1.5 g 6-8 arresting cell wall become pseudomembra
hrly for severe assembly resulting severe, nous colitis.
infections. inform your
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in bacterial cell
promptly.
death. Inform your
Up to 50%. doctor
promptly if
Metabolism: Rapi
any of these
dly hydrolysed effects
(intestinal mucosa occur: heada
che,
and blood).
dizziness,
Excretion: Via the fatigue,
urine by muscle
aches,
glomerular
strange
filtration and renal taste in the
tubular secretion mouth,
persistent
(as unchanged);
fever, easy
via bile (small bruising or
amounts); 70 min bleeding,
(elimination half-
persistent s
ore throat.
life); prolonged in
neonates and
renal impairment.

Duradilan
Paracetamol