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Drug Study Doxoburicin

Doxorubicin is an anthracycline chemotherapy drug used to treat several types of cancer. It is administered intravenously at dosages of 60-75 mg/m2. Common adverse reactions include nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, alopecia, eyes watering, eye redness or puffy eyelids, and urine color changes to red, red-brown, orange or pink. Nursing responsibilities include explaining common side effects to patients and monitoring for signs of toxicity such as tachycardia during and after administration.

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Drug Study Doxoburicin

Doxorubicin is an anthracycline chemotherapy drug used to treat several types of cancer. It is administered intravenously at dosages of 60-75 mg/m2. Common adverse reactions include nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, alopecia, eyes watering, eye redness or puffy eyelids, and urine color changes to red, red-brown, orange or pink. Nursing responsibilities include explaining common side effects to patients and monitoring for signs of toxicity such as tachycardia during and after administration.

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GENRIC NAME DOSAGE/ROUTE CLASSIFICATION INDICATION ADVERSE REACTION NURSING RESPONSIBILITY

Generic Dosage: 60-75 Antineoplastic Doxorubicin is an -nausea BEFORE:


Name: mg/ m2 -vomiting -observe for the 10 rights of drug
Doxorubicin anthracycline type of -mouth sores administration
Route: -alopecia -explain to the patient that this
chemotherapy that is -eyes watering drug causes to change urine color
Intravenous (1st week of treatment) in 1-2 days after drug is
used alone or with other eye redness or puffy administered and it’s a normal
eyelids side effect.
treatments/medications -urine color -explain it may also cause eyes
watering, eye redness or puffy
to treat several different changes red, red-brown, eyelids and it is a normal reaction
-warn patient that alopecia may
types of cancer. orange or pink occur
DURING:
Doxorubicin works by -maintain aseptic technique in
administering the medication
slowing or stopping the - Perform hand hygiene in order
to protect the patient from
growth of cancer cells organisms which may enter their
key sites or devices during a
procedure.
-stop drug or slow rate infusion if
tachycardia develops.
AFTER:
-document the procedure
-monitor the patient on unusual
symptoms that may occur.

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