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DRUG STUDY - Paracetamol

The document discusses the generic and brand names, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities for the drug Paracetamol. Paracetamol is a mild analgesic and antipyretic recommended for treating conditions like headaches, toothaches, and colds. Nurses should check patients are not taking other medications containing paracetamol and help children take medicine properly.

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DRUG STUDY - Paracetamol

The document discusses the generic and brand names, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities for the drug Paracetamol. Paracetamol is a mild analgesic and antipyretic recommended for treating conditions like headaches, toothaches, and colds. Nurses should check patients are not taking other medications containing paracetamol and help children take medicine properly.

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Name and Dosage Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Adverse Effects Nursing Responsibility

Classification of Action
Drug
Generic name: Dosage: Paracetamol has a Paracetamol is a Patients with: - low fever - Check that the
Paracetamol 300mg central analgesic mild analgesic and - caloric with patient is not
effect that is antipyretic, and is undernutrition. nausea, taking any other
Frequency: mediated through recommended for - acute liver stomach medication
Brand name: q8h ANST activation of the treatment of failure. pain, and containing
Tylenol descending most painful and - liver problems. loss of paracetamol.
serotonergic febrile conditions, - severe renal appetite; - For children who
pathways. Debate for example, impairment. - dark may refuse
exists about its headache including - a condition urine, medicine off a
primary site of migraine, where the clay- spoon try using a
action, which may toothache, body is unable colored medicine syringe
be inhibition of neuralgia, colds to maintain stools; or. to squirt liquid
prostaglandin (PG) and influenza, sore adequate - jaundice slowly into the side
synthesis or throat, backache, blood flow (yellowing of the child’s
through an active rheumatic pain and called shock. of the mouth or use
metabolite dysmenorrhoea. - acute skin or soluble
influencing inflammation eyes). paracetamol mixed
cannabinoid of the liver due with a drink.
receptors. to hepatitis C - Alcohol increases
virus. the risk of liver
damage that can
occur if an
overdose of
paracetamol is
taken. The hazards
of paracetamol
overdose are
greater in
persistent heavy
drinkers and in
people with
alcoholic liver
disease.

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