DRUG STUDY

Paracetamol 500mg/tab
Immunomax 30mg/cap
Cetirizine 10mg/tab
Co-amoxiclav 625mg/tab q12
Loratadine 10mg/tab
 NAME OF ACTION INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING
DRUG CONSIDERATION
Generic Decreases fever by inhibiting Symptomatic Hematologic:  Assess patient’s fever
Name: the effects of pyrogens on the relief of pain and Hemolytic anemia, or pain: type of pain,
Paracetamol hypothalamus heat regulating fever leukopenia, location, intensity,
centers & by a hypothalamic neutropenia, duration,
Dose: action leading to sweating & thrombocytopenia temperature.
500mg/tab vasodilatation.  Assess allergic
Hepatic: reactions: rash
Route: Relieves pain by inhibiting Liver damage, jaundice urticaria. Discontinue
Oral prostaglandin synthesis at the drug if these occur.
CNS but does not have anti- Skin:  Advise patient that
Frequency: inflammatory action because Rash Urticaria drug is for short term
Q 4 hours of its minimal effect on use.
prn for fever peripheral prostaglandin  Warn patient that high
with T of synthesis. doses or
37.8 C and unsupervised long
above term use can cause
liver damage.
 NAME OF DRUG ACTION INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING
CONSIDERATION
Generic Name: CM-glucan has a better Enhances There have been no 
CM-GLUCAN ability than low-solubility immune function reported side effects
SODIUM glucans to bind with and helps in from taking CM-
CARBOXYMETHYL glucan receptors in the reducing glucans by mouth
BETAGLUCAN white blood cells and to susceptibility to
stimulate proliferation of infection. It may
Brand Name: macrophages, be given as
Immunomax neutrophils and other adjuvant to
cells that carry specific antimicrobial,
Dose: β-glucan receptors on antiviral and
30mg/cap their surface. CM-glucan antifungal
triggers and enhances agents
Route: phagocytosis, setting off
Oral the entire immune
system cascade
Frequency:
Once a day
 NAME OF ACTION INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING
DRUG CONSIDERATION
Generic Cetirizine is an orally active allergy GI:  Assess if patient has
Name: and selective second symptoms such Constipation, diarrhea, history of allergy to
CETIRIZINE generation H1-receptor as watery eyes, dry mouth the drug.
antagonist. Its principal runny nose,  Ensure patients are
Dose: effects are mediated via itching CNS: aware that this
10mg/tab selective inhibition of eyes/nose, Drowsiness, sedation, medication may make
peripheral H1 receptors. sneezing, hives, headache them drowsy. If
Route: and itching affected they should
Oral not drive or operate
machinery.
Frequency:  Instruct patient on the
Once a day possible adverse
effects.
 NAME OF ACTION INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING
DRUG CONSIDERATION
Generic An antibiotic that combines respiratory tract  abdominal and  Assess if patient has
Name: Amoxicillin and Clavulanic infections such stomach history of allergy to
CO- Acid. It destroys bacteria by as bronchitis, cramps the drug.
AMOXICLAV disrupting their ability to form pneumonia,  Instruct patient to
cell walls. sinusitis,  bad taste in take the drug after
Active tonsillitis and mouth meals.
Ingredients: Clavulanic Acid blocks the middle ear  Instruct patient to
 constipation
chemical defense, known as infections; take plenty of fluids.
Amoxicillin beta-lactamase that some infections of the
 diarrhea (mild)  Make sure the patient
bacteria have against kidneys, completes the drug
 Clavulanic penicillins. abdomen and  gas regimen for 7 days.
Acid lower urinary  Instruct patient on the
Co- amoxiclav is active tract including  headache possible adverse
Dose: against bacterial infections cystitis; and effects.
that have become resistant skin and tissue  loss of appetite
500mg/125mg to amoxicillins infections
Tab  nausea

 vomiting
Frequency:

Every 12
hours
 NAME OF ACTION INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING
DRUG CONSIDERATION
Generic Loratadine is given orally, is indicated for the  Sleepiness
Name: well absorbed from the symptomatic
Loratadine gastrointestinal tract, and has relief of allergy  Dry mouth
rapid first-pass hepatic such as hay
Dose: metabolism; it is metabolized fever (allergic  Headache
10mg/tab by isoenzymes of the rhinitis), urticaria
cytochrome P450 system, (hives), chronic
Frequency: including CYP3A4, CYP2D6, idiopathic
Once a day and, to a lesser extent, urticaria, and
several others. Loratadine is other skin
almost totally (97–99%) allergies.
bound to plasma proteins. Its
metabolite desloratadine,
which is largely responsible
for the antihistaminergic
effects, binds to plasma
proteins by 73–76%.