DAVAO DOCTORS

COLLEGE
General Malvar St., Davao
City
Nursing Program

DRUG STUDY

Name of Patient: Patient Jedah Date of Admission: January 15, 2022 Room: 401a
Age: 27 y/o Sex: Female_ Civil Status: Single Attending Physician: Dr. Ryan

CLASSIFICATION / NURSING
DRUG NAME INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS
MECHANISM OF RESPONSIBILITY
ACTION

BRAND NAME: Classification: - To improve glycemic Contraindicated with: Side Effects: - Ensure that patient has
Levemir - Therapeutic: control in adults and - Low blood sugar dietary and exercise
antidiabetics, hormones children with diabetes - Low blood sugar - Weight gain regimen and using good
- Pharmacologic: - Low amount of - Swelling in your hands hygiene practices to
mellitus
GENERIC: - Pancreatics potassium in the and feet improve the
- insulin - Control of hyperglycemi a in blood. - Rash
Insulin Detemir effectiveness of the
patients with type 1 or type - Liver problems. - Itching insulin and decrease
DOSAGE: Mechanism of action: 2 diabetes mellitus. - Decreased kidney - Thickening or
adverse effects of the
100 units/mL (10mL vial) - Lower blood glucose by: function. hallowing of the skin
disease.
stimulating glucose where you injected the
medicine. - Monitor nutritional
uptake in skeletal muscle
status to provide
and fat, inhibiting hepatic
ROUTE: Adverse effect: nutritional consultation
glucose production.
Subcutaneously - Hypoglycemia as needed.
- inhibition of lipolysis and
- lipodystrophy, - Monitor patient’s food
proteolysis, enhanced
- pruritus intake and exercise and
Frequency: protein synthesis.
- erythema, activities to ensure
Once daily Therapeutic Effects:
- swelling. therapeutic effect and
Control of hyperglycemia - Allergic reactions avoid hypoglycemia.
in diabetic patients. including anaphylaxis - Monitor patient’s
sensory losses to
incorporate his or her
needs into safety issues,
as well as potential
problems in drawing up
and administering
insulin.
- Provide patient
REFERENCES: education about drug
Hodgson, K. & Kizior, R. (2019). effects and warning
Saunders nursing drug signs to report to
handbook. Elsevier. St. Louis, enhance patient
Missouri. knowledge and to
promote compliance.

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