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DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient:

Name of Drug Date Classification Dose / Mechanism Specific Contra- Side Effects / Nursing
Generic (Brand) Ordered Frequency of Action Indication indication Toxic Effects Precautions
Route (why drug is
ordered)
Memantine NMDA Tablet This To treat The use of Dizziness; Instruct
Antagonists 5 mg medication moderate to memantine is Confusion; patient and
10 mg works by severe contraindicated Headache; caregiver on
blocking confusion. It in any patient Constipation; how and
Capsule the action does not cure with a known Cough; when to
7 mg of a certain the disease, memantine Hypertension; administer
14 mg natural but it may hypersensitivity Backache; memantine
21 mg substance improve or Pain; and how to
28 mg in the brain memory, hypersensitivity Sleepiness; titrate dose.
(glutamate) awareness, to any inactive Fainting; Take missed
Vomiting; doses as soon
Oral that is and the ability ingredients or
Shortness of as
Solution believed to to perform excipients
breath; remembered
2mg/ml be linked to daily contained within
Fatigue; but not just
symptoms functions. the products. before next
Acute kidney
of dose; do not
failure;
Alzheimer' double doses.
Blockage in the
s disease. brain (cerebral Advise
infarction); patient and
Stroke caregiver to
(cerebrovascular read Patient
accident); Instruction
Deep venous sheet.
thrombosis Caution
Hepatitis; Liver patient and
failure; caregiver that
Intracranial memantine
hemorrhage. may cause
dizziness.
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DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient:

Name of Drug Date Classification Dose / Mechanism Specific Contra- Side Effects / Nursing
Generic (Brand) Ordered Frequency of Action Indication indication Toxic Effects Precautions
Route (why drug is
ordered)
Caprylidine Medical Food Graduated Induces To Should not be Diarrhea; Use with
dosing hyperketone- compensate taken by patients Abdominal caution in
regimen mia to specific allergic to milk cramps; patients at
Patients provide an nutritional or soy Nausea; risk for
should start alternative problems Passing gas; ketoacidosis
with a energy caused by a Headache; such as
graduated substrate to disease or Wheezing; patients with
dosing glucose in condition; Chest tightness; a history of
regimen for the brain of for clinical Fever; alcohol
7 days, or as patients with dietary Itching; abuse and
directed by dementia management Bad cough; poorly
the of metabolic Blue skin color; controlled
supervising processes Seizures; diabetes.
Swelling of face,
healthcare associated Routine renal
lips, tongue, or
provider, with mild to function tests
throat.
before moderate in patients
taking one dementia. with a
full packet history of
(40 grams) renal
per day dysfunction;
OD periodic
monitoring
PO of hepatic
function in
After patients with
Breakfast hepatic
cirrhosis.