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MEDICATION LOG
Student Name: Jacqueline Greer
Date: 07/15/2015
Client's Initials
FC
Diagnosis: Parkinson s Disease, Dementia CCE w/Behavioral Disturbances, Hyperlipidemia
Medication: Brand and Generic
Names
Recommended Dose, Freq. and
Route
aspirin (Bayer)
Classification
Rm #: 22-A
Allergies: None
Prescribed
Dose
Prescribed
Freq.
Prescribed
Route
Antiplatelet
81 mg
Every Day
PO
Inhibits platelet
aggregation. High
serum salicylate
concentrations can
impair hepatic
synthesis of blood
coagulation factors
VII, IX, and X.
Unspecified
Cardiovascular
Disorder
Antilipemic;
HMG-CoA
reductase
inhibitor
10 mg
Bedtime
PO
Inhibitor of
reductase HMGCoA enzyme,
(essential to hepatic
cholesterol
production)
Hyperlipidemia
Fluid and
Electrolytic
Replacement
Solution; Antacid
600 mg
TID
PO
Decreases gastric
acidity, thereby
inhibiting proteolytic
action of pepsin on
gastric mucosa.
Osteoporosis
PO 80325 mg/day
Mechanism of
Action
Reason/Indication for
Admin. for Your
Client
Nursing Implications
Medication: Brand
and Generic Names
Recommended Dose,
Freq. and Route
metoprolol tartrate,
(Lopressor)
PO 25 mg/day (range
25-300 mg/day)
Classification
Prescribed
Dose
Prescribed
Freq.
Prescribed
Route
Antihypertensive
25mg
1 tab QAM
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
PO
Beta-adrenergic antagonist
effect on beta receptors 1o
on cardiac muscle
Essential
Hypertension
cholecalciferol,
(Vitamin D 3)
PO 400-1000 IU Daily
2000 IU
Q morning
and
bedtime
PO
Osteoporosis
memantine
(Namenda XR )
PO Initiate with 5 mg
once daily, increase
dose by 5 mg/wk. over
a 3-wk. period to
target dose of 10 mg
b.i.d.
carbidopa-levodopa
(Sinemet)
PO 1 tablet
containing 10
mg carbidopa/100 mg
levodopa
or 25 mg
carbidopa/100 mg
levodopa t.i.d.,
increased by
1 tablet daily or every
other day
up to 6 tablets/day
N-Methyl-DAspartate (NMDA)
Receptor Antagonist;
Antidementia
28mg
Every Day
PO/
DNC
Dementia CCE
w/Behavioral
Disturbance
Dopamine Receptor
Agonist;
Antiparkinson
25-100mg
QAM and
HS
PO
Mechanism of Action
Reason/Indication
for Admin. for Your
Client
Parkinsons
Nursing Implications
Medication: Brand
and Generic Names
Recommended Dose,
Freq. and Route
Classification
Prescribed
Dose
Prescribed
Freq.
Prescribed
Route
Mechanism of Action
Reason/Indication
for Admin. for Your
Client
Nursing Implications
ondansetron
hydrochloride
(Zofran)
PO/IV 4-8 mg 2-3
times a day
Gastrointestinal
Agent:
Selective serotonin
(5-HT3) receptor
antagonist
4mg
PRN q6hrs
PO
Nausea:
hyperemesis
gravidarum
nifedifine ER
(Procardia XL)
PO 1020 mg t.i.d. up
to 180 mg/day or
Extended release: 30
60 mg once/day
Antihypertensive:
Calcium Channel
Blocker
10 mg
Every Day
PO
Essential
Hypertension
docusate sodium
(Colace)
PO 50500 mg/day
PR
Stool Softener
100 mg
Every Day
PRN
PO
Constipation
loperamide
(Imodium)
PO 4 mg followed by
2 mg after each
unformed stool (max:
16 mg/day)
Antidiarrheal
Q 6 hrs
PO
Loose Stool
2 mg
properties.