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Prochlorperazi • antiemetic
ne • antipsychotic Used to control • managemen
severe nausea and Drowsiness, • Advise patient to avoid
(Compazine) • anxiolytic t for dangerous activities if
• dopaminergic vomiting. It is also psychotic photophobia,
used to treat hypotension, dizziness occur
blocker disorders • Advise patient not to
symptoms of the • control aplastic anemia,
mental disorder jaundice, expose to sunlight
severe • Give IM injection at
schizophrenia, and nausea and bronchospasm,
is occasionally lactation, upper outer quadrant of
vomiting the buttock
prescribed for hyponatremia,
anxiety urine discolored • Advise patient to avoid
pink to red- contacting in the skin
brown • Advise patient to
maintain fluid intake
• Advise patient to report
sore throat, rash,
weakness, tremors
Diphenhydra • antihistamine Blocks the effects of • perennial Side Effects: • Administer with food if GI
mine • cough histamine at H1- and seasonal Diarrhea or upset occurs
hydrochloride suppressant receptor sites, has allergic constipation, dry • Advise patient to avoid
(Benadryl) • anti- motion- atropine- like, anti- rhinitis mouth alcohol, serious sedation
sickness pruritic and sedative • nighttime will occur
20-50mg q 4- drugs effects sleep aid Adverese Effect: • Advise patient to report
6hr PO not • suppression Drowsiness, difficulty in breathing,
exceed of cough due sedation, hallucinations, tremors
300mg/24hr to colds and dizziness, and loss of coordination
allergy restlessness,
epigastric
distress,
Thickening of
bronchial
secretions
Adverse Effect
Side Effects:
jaundice,
• Loop Diuretics • Edema • Do not expose to light
tinnitus,
associated • Measure and record
hearing
with HF, weight to monitor fluid
impairment,
renal disease changes
hypotension,
• Acute • Advise patient to report
water/electrolyt
pulmonary loss or gain of more than
e
Furosemide edema depletion, 3pounds in 1 day,
• hypertension pancreatitis, swelling in ankles or
(Lasix) Inhibits the abdominal pain, fingers, dizziness,
reabsorption of dizziness, fatigue, muscle
sodium and chloride anemia weakness
in the proximal and
Initial: 20–80
distal
mg/day as a tubules as well as
the Adverse Effects:
single dose.
For resistant ascending loop of Orthostatic
cases, dosage Henle; this results in hypotension,
can be the weakness,
increased by excretion of sodium, thrombophlebiti
20– chloride, and, to a s
40 mg q 6–8 lesser
hr until degree, potassium
desired and
diuretic bicarbonate ion.
response is
attained.
Maximum
daily dose
should not
exceed 600
mg
Adverse Effect
Adverse Effect
Isosorbide • antianginal Relaxes vascular • Treatment Side effects: • Place the sublingual
Dinitrates • nitrate smooth muscle with and Dizziness, tablet under the tongue.
(Isoket) • vasodilator a resultant decrease prevention of lightheadedness, Advise patient not to
in venous return and angina headache, chew
decrease in arterial pectoris flushing of back • Advise patient to report
BP which reduces and face blurred vision, persistent
left ventricular or severe headache
workload and Adverse effects:
decreases Vertigo,
myocardial oxygen tachycardia,
consumption hypotension,
syncope,
collapse,
orthostatic
Tramadol • analgesic hypotension,
Hydrocholride ( centrally Binds to mu-opioid nausea • Advise the patient to
(Ultram) acting) receptors and • Relief of limit the use or being
inhibits the reuptake moderate to Side effects: dependent on opioids.
50-100mg PO of norepinephrine severe pain Dizziness, • Advise patient to report
q 4-6hr. and serotonin; drowsiness, severe nausea,
causes many effects impaired visual dizziness, severe
similar to the acuity, nausea constipation
opioids but does not
have respiratory Adverse effects:
depressant effects Headache,
sedation,
hypotension,
sweating,
vomiting, dry
mouth
Adverse Effect
Phenytoin • antiarrhytmic Has anti epileptic • Control Side Effects: • Advise patient to take
(Dilantin) • antiepileptic activity without grand mal Dizziness, this drug exactly as
causing general CNS and drowsiness, prescribed
10-15mg/kg depression; psychomotor confusion, GI • Advise patient to
by slow IV stabilizes neuronal seizure upset maintain good oral
membranes and • control hygiene
prevents status Adverse Effects: • Monitor blood or urine
hyperexcitability epilepticus Collapse, N/V, sugar regularly in
caused by excessive diarrhea or diabetic patient
stimulation constipation, • Advise patient to report
liver damage, severe nausea and
CNS depression vomiting, rash, swollen
glands, yellowish
• anti discoloration of eyes,
Hidrasec diarrheal’s joint pain
Nausea and
Reduces intestinal • Treatment vomiting,
hypersecretion of for diarrhea constipation,
water and dizziness and
electrolytes caused headaches • Maintain feeding during
by cholera toxin or period of diarrhea
inflammation
Hyoscine-N- without affecting
• Antispasmodi
butyl bromide cs basal secretion
(Buscopan) • Spasms of
the stomach,
750 mg/cap intestines or • Avoid driving &
bile duct operating machinery
once a day Used to relieve including • Dry after parenteral
colicky abdominal those mouth, administration.
pain that is caused associated
• Blurred
by painful spasms in with irritabl vision,
the muscles of the e bowel
gastrointestinal (GI) syndrome • Reduced
or genitourinary (IBS). ability to
sweat,
(GU) tract • Spasms of
Increase in
the heart rate
reproductive (tachycard
or urinary ia),
systems
• Constipati
on,
• Difficulty
in passing
urine
(urinary
retention),
Allergic
skin
reactions.
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