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Drug Study 1

This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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Drug Study 1

This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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DRUG STUDY

Name of Drug Dosage/ Mechanism of Indication Contraindicatio Adverse Effect Nursing


Frequency/ Action n Responsibilities
Timing/ Route
Generic name: PO, IV, IM, PR Blocks Motion sickness Contraindicated Drowsiness, Monitor patient
histamine in patients sedation, for NMS: altered
Promethazine receptors in the Nausea and hypersensitive to confusion, mental status,
neuronal vomiting drug, in those sleepiness, autonomic
pathway, who have dizziness, instability,
Brand name: leading from Rhinitis, allergy experienced disorientation, muscle rigidity,
the vestibular symptoms adverse reactions extrapyramidal and
Phenergan apparatus of to symptoms, hyperpyrexia.
the inner ear to Nighttime phenothiazines, insomnia
the vomiting sedation in comatose Client teaching:
Classification: center in the patients, and in Hypotension,
medulla Adjunct to treatment of HTN Tell patient to
Antiemetic; analgesics for lower respiratory take oral form
antihistamine routine tract signs and Dry mouth, with food or milk.
preoperative or symptoms, blurred vision
postoperative including asthma When treating
sedation Nausea, vomiting motion sickness,
Contraindicated tell patient to
Obstetric in children Urine retention take first dose 30
sedation younger than age to 60 minutes
2 Leukopenia, before travel;
agranulocytosis, dose may be
thrombocytopenia repeated in 8 to
12 hours, if
Hyperglycemia necessary.
On succeeding
Respiratory days of travel,
depression, patient should
apnea take dose upon
Photosensitivity, arising and with
rash, injection- evening meal.
site reaction
Warn patient to
avoid alcohol
and hazardous
activities that
require alertness
until CNS effects
of drug are
known.

Tell patient to
report all
adverse
reactions
promptly.

Warn patient
about possible
photosensitivity
reactions. Advise
use of a sun
block.

Advise patient to
report discomfort
at IV site
immediately.

Instruct patient to
report
involuntary
muscle
movements.

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