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1
Q

Compazine belongs to which class of antipsychotics?

A

Phenothiazines

2
Q

This drugs in smaller doses can be used as an antiemetic, which means it suppresses ______ and _____

A

Nausea, vomiting

3
Q

It will make you _____, so avoid driving and operating heavy machinery

A

Drowsy

4
Q

The routes of administration are IV, IM, PO. Which route last the longest ?

A

IM ( deconate form)

5
Q

As with all anti-psychotic drugs, clients must be monitored for _____Reactions

A

Extra-pyramidal

6
Q

What are Extra-pyramidal reaction?

  1. ) _______= Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.
  2. ) ________= a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.
  3. ) _______ = A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,
A
  1. ) dystonia= Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.
  2. ) tardive dyskinesia= a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.
  3. ) akathisia = A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,
7
Q

What class of drugs can be given to decrease extra-pyramidal reactions?

A

Anti-parksion’s example cogentin { benztropine}

8
Q

What herbal medication is contraindicated with Compazine?

A

Kava kava

9
Q

A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,

A

akathisia

10
Q

a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.

A

tardive dyskinesia

11
Q

Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.

A

dystonia

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