new drugs Flashcards
(30 cards)
antigout meds
GI UPSET, nursing care: administer with food
RASH- REPORT!
MONITOR KIDNEYS- uric acid can build up here (increase fluids)
vision changes- REPORT!CATARACTS
BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION
NEW- decreases absorption of fat soluble vitamins
avoid- organ meats (high uric acid), sardines, lentils, kidneys, ALCOHOL, Avoid Asprin- inactivates drug
colchicine
antigout
GI especially this group (all)
bone marrow supression
this one has a lot
probenecid
antigout
allergy to sulfa
allopurinol
check CBC
avoid ASA (inactivates the drug)
allo- think liquid, think fluid like blood
anticholinergic medications
combinations are used to dialate bronchi
SE: blurred vision (inc intraocular pressure)
dry mouth– everything is DRY!
urinary retention
nursing care: monitor for urinary retention, CI glaucoma
moitor breath sounds and respiratory function
phopantheline bromide
anticholinergic
used for urinary incontinence and PUD
remember- phoBRO like like PRO BRO anticholinergic
belladonna
anticholinergic
peaks in 2 hrs
atropine sulfate
antidote
anticholinergic
antidote physostigmine salicylate
tell client to avoid heat
ipratropium
use
SE
anticholinergic
for asthma administered as nebulizer
also comes in combination- ipratropium + albuterol
SE- irritation of pharynx
Tiotropium
anticholinergic
asthma powder form- handihaler
benztropine
anticholinergic
taper orthostatic HTN
used for parkinsons
“HEY park! TRY BEN! TAPER TAPER TAPER!(falls over)” due to orthostatic hypotension
trihexyphenidyl
anticholinergic used for parkinsons taper orthostatic HTN "HEY park! TRY BEN! TAPER TAPER TAPER!(falls over)" due to orthostatic hypotension
scopolamine
anticholinergic
motion sickness
terazosin
–sin = used for BPH
all- dizziness and orthostatic hypotension
give at night to prevent dizziness
tamsulosin
–sin = used for BPH
all- dizziness and orthostatic hypotension
give at night to prevent dizziness
finasteride
dec size of prostate gland
remmeber –RIDE = I gotta ride around with this heavy ass prostate gland that wont let me get hard
*pregnant women should not touch semen/not handle crushed medication
SE= impotence, decreased want for sex
dutasteride
dec size of prostate gland
remmeber –RIDE = I gotta ride around with this heavy ass prostate gland that wont let me get hard
*pregnant women should not touch semen/not handle crushed medication
SE= impotence, decreased want for sex
Sildenadil
Erection making drug
SE= headache flushing nasal congestion
*should not take with nitratescause fatal hypotension
notify if erection lasts for more than 4 hours
vardenafil
Erection making drug
fil= ima fill u up gurrrlll
SE= headache flushing nasal congestion
*should not take with nitratescause fatal hypotension
notify if erection lasts for more than 4 hours
tadalafil
Erection making drug
fil= ima fill u up gurrrlll
SE= headache flushing nasal congestion
*should not take with nitrates- cause fatal hypotension
notify if erection lasts for more than 4 hours
baclofen
adverse effects
muscle relaxer
specific to drug: constipation, coma seizures
adverse effects- drowsiness, fatigue, weakness, urinary retention
cyclobenzaprine
muscle relaxer
specific to drug: nervousness, rash, dysrthmias
for all muscle relaxers- adverse effects- drowsiness, fatigue, weakness, urinary retention
methocarbamol
muscle relaxer
specific to drug: CNS depression
for all muscle relaxers:adverse effects- drowsiness, fatigue, weakness, urinary retention
cimetidine
adverse effect
nursing care
h2 proton pump inhibitor
greater chance of confusion and agitation in older adults
