St.

Anthony’s College
Nursing Department

DRUG STUDY

Name of Patient: S.S.T. Attending Physician: Dr.V.

Age: 70 yrs.old Ward/Bed Number: ICU Bed no.4 Impression/ Diagnosis:________

Name of Drug Dosage, Mech. of Action Indication Adverse Special Nursing

Route, Reactions Precautions Responsibilities
Freq.,
Timing
Generic: Dosage: Alpha-lipoic Food supplement *Bleeding Diabetes: Alpha > check the doctor’s
Alpha lipoic acid 300mg (Thioctic) acid as with an lipoic acid can order
Brand: present in Alanerv antioxidant effect decrease blood > Observe the 15
Alanerv is vitamin-like on free radicals, sugar levels. rights of drug
coumpound with action on cell Your diabetes administration
produced by the trophism and medications >Assess patient for
Route: human body and helps protect the might need to be hypersensitivity to
Oral also contained in nervous cells. adjusted by your alanerv capsule
several foods. It is healthcare > Tell patient to inform
natural substance provider. the healthcare
with an provider she is having
antioxidant effect any of the mentioned
on free radicals, side effects of the
both water soluble drug.
and liposoluble.
This action is
enhanced by the
combination of
selenium and
Classification: vitamin E, in an Contraindications: Side Effects:
Functional: attempt to prevent >Hypersensitivity *Headache Excessive use of
damage to the To alanerv *Fever alcohol/thiamine
Frequency: endothelial capsule *Diarrhea deficiency:
BID function of vasa *Nausea Alcohol can
Pharmacological vasorum and vasa *Vomiting lower the
: nervorum. The B *Blurred vision amount of
Supplements group vitamins, as *Eye or skin thiamine (vitamin
reported in irritation B1) in the body.
Timing: scientific *Respiratory Taking alpha-
8am, 8pm literature, can be tract irritation lipoic acid when
useful for their *Erthymatous there is shortage
action on cell rash of thiamine
trphism and to *Abdominal might cause
help protect the pain serious health
nervous cells. *Sleep problems. If you
Finally y-linolenic disturbance drink a lot of
acid, a precursor alcohol and take
of unsaturated alpha-lipoic acid
fatty acids too, you should
important in the take a thiamine
constitution of supplement.
cellular
membranes, has
a synergic and
strengthening
action on the
activity of a-lipoic
acid in increasing
neuron
conducting speed
and vasa
nervorum flow.
Student’s Name:Cen Janber A. Cabrillos
Clinical Instructor:Ms. Deannah Lou F. Tampus, RN