Description
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Generic Name Ciprofloxacin
Trade Name Cipro
Indication Urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, respiratory tract infections, bronchitis,
pneumonia, skin and bone infections, infectious diarrhea, abdominal infections
Action Inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis
Therapeutic Class Anti-infectives
Pharmacologic Class Fluoroquinolone
Nursing Considerations • Contraindicated in allergies
• May cause QT prolongation, avoid use with other drugs that can cause QT
prolongation
• Can cause seizures, arrhythmias, pseudomembranous colitis, anaphylaxis,
Stevens Johnson syndrome
• May decrease effects of phenytoin
• Monitor renal panel
• Assess for infection, obtain cultures prior to therapy
• Monitor liver function tests
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Generic Name lactulose
Trade Name Kristalose
Indication Constipation, portal-systemic encephalopathy
Action draws water into the stool and softens stool, inhibits ammonia passing into the colon
Therapeutic...
Published 08/18/23
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Generic Name ketorolac
Trade Name Toradol
Indication pain
Action pain relief due to prostaglandin inhibition by blocking of the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX)
Therapeutic Class nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
Published 08/16/23