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Drug Study

This document summarizes information on four different drugs: 1. Tramadol is a pain reliever prescribed as 325mg by mouth four times daily. It works by inhibiting serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and is used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. Common side effects include dizziness, sleepiness, nausea, constipation, sedation, and impaired vision. 2. Metronidazole is an antibiotic prescribed as 500ml intravenously. It works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in bacteria, causing death. It is used to treat acute infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria or intestinal amebiasis. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and a strange metallic

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Drug Study

This document summarizes information on four different drugs: 1. Tramadol is a pain reliever prescribed as 325mg by mouth four times daily. It works by inhibiting serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and is used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. Common side effects include dizziness, sleepiness, nausea, constipation, sedation, and impaired vision. 2. Metronidazole is an antibiotic prescribed as 500ml intravenously. It works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in bacteria, causing death. It is used to treat acute infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria or intestinal amebiasis. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and a strange metallic

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DRUG, DOSE, ROUTE, FREQUENCY TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORI DE 325mg PO Q.I.

MECHANISM OF ACTION INHIBITS REUPTAKE OF SEROTIN AND NOREPINEPHRINE

INDICAT ION RELIEF OF MODERA TE TO MODERA TE SEVERE PAIN

SIDE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THE OPIOIDS DIZZINESS SOMNOL ENCE NAUSEA CONSTIP ATION SEDATIO N DROWSI NESS IMPAIRE D VISUAL ACUITY

CONTRAINDICATION S/ PRECAUTION HYPERSENSITIVY IN DRUGS, ITS COMPINENTS AND OPIOIDS. ACUTE INTOXICATION WITH ALCOHOL SEDATIVEHYPNOTICS, CENTRALLY ACTING ANAGESICS, OPIOIDS ANLGESIC OR PSYCHOTROPIC AGENTS PHYSICAL OPIOIDS DEPENDCE SEIZURE DISORDER

NURSING RESPONSIBILITY ASSESS PATIENT RESPOSE TO DRUG 30 MINUTES AFTER ADMINISTRATION MONITOR RESPIRATORY STATUS. MONITOR FOR PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DRUG DEPENDENCE. INSTRUCT PATIENT TO IMMEDIATELY REPORTSEIZURES INFORM PATIENT OR SIGNIFICAT OTHERS THAT THE DRUG MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION IF USED WITH ALCOHOL.

METRONIDAZ OLE 500ml IV

INHIBITY DNA SYNTHESIS SPECIFIC BACTERICIDAL, CAUSING DEATH.

ACUTE INFECTIO N WITH SUSCEPTI BLE ANAERO BIC BACTERI A ACUTE INTESTIN

DRY MOUTH WITH STRANGE METALLIC TASTE (FREQUEN T MOUTH CARE, SUCKING SUGARLES

CONTRAINDICATED WITH HYPERSENSITIVITY TO METRONIDAZOLE PREGNANCY (DO NOT USE FOR TRICHOMONIASIS IN FIRST TRIMESTER)

TAKE FULL COURSE OF DRUG THERAPY; TAKE THE DRUG WITH FOOD IF GI UPSET OCURS DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL SEVERE REACTION MAY ACCUR

AL AMEBIAS IS

S CANDIES MAY HELP) NAUSEA VOMITTI NG DIARRHEA

COAMOXICLA V 625 mg PO STAT

Patients with a history of allergic reactions to any penicillin and those with a previous history of amoxicillinpotassium clavulanateassociated cholestatic jaundice/hepatic dysfunction

Treatme nt of upper & lower resp tract infection s; GUT; skin & soft tissue infection s; bone & joint infection s; dental infection s.

Allergic reactions may occur, presenting as a pruritic skin rash, an erythemat ous skin reaction, urticaria, angioede ma, anaphylaxi s or eosinophil ia. Coombs' test may become positive. In this event, withdrawa l of coamoxiclav

Hepatic or renal impairment, GI disease, glandular fever. Prolonged used, pregnancy & lactation.

and the administra tion of an antihistam ine will suffice in most cases. Should a serious anaphylac tic reaction occur, coamoxiclav should be discontinu ed and the patient treated with the usual agents: Adrenalin e, corticoster oids and antihistam ines.

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