DRUG STUDY

GENERIC/ SIDE EFFECTS/

MECHANISM OF SPECIAL DOSAGE AND NURSING
BRAND CLASSIFICATION INDICATION ADVERSE CONTRAINDICATION
ACTION PRECAUTION FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY
NAME REACTION
Generic Dyslipidaemic Reduction of risk of Atorvastatin Headache, flatulence, Hypersensitivity, active Thrombocytopenia. 10mg 1 tab PEG Stress that atorvastatin is an adjunct to
Name: Agent stroke and heart attack competitively inhibits diarrhea, nausea, liver disease or Rhabdomyolysis OD/HS not a substitute for low-cholesterol diet
in type 2 HMG-CoA reductase,the vomiting, anorexia, unexplained persistent with acute renal
Atorvastatin diabetes patients without enzyme that catalyses xerostomia, elevations of serum failure. Tell patient to take drug at the same
evidence of heart the conversion of HMG- angioedema, myalgia, transaminase, time each day to maintain its effects
disease but with other CoA mevalonic acid. rash/pruritus, alopecia, porphyria, pregnancy,
CV risk factors, and This results in the allergy, infection, chest lactation. Instruct patient to take a missed dose
revascularization induction of the LDL pain. as soon as Possible. If it’s almost time
procedures in patients receptors, leading to for his next dose, he should skip the
Brand without evidence of lowered LDL-cholesterol missed dose.
Name: coronary heart disease concentration.
(CHD) but with multiple Advise patient to notify prescriber
risk factors other than immediately if he develops
lipitor diabetes (eg,smoking, unexplained muscle pain,
HTN, low HDL-Family tenderness, or weakness, especially if
history of early accompanied by fatigue or fever
CHD)Patients with CHD,
to reduce risks of MI,
revascularization proced
ures, hospitalization for
CHF, and angina

Name of Patient: Ali Salem Al Harbi

Name of Nurse: Ezron Kenneth E. Duran
Medical Diagnosis: Parkinson’s disease, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, cerebrovascular Disease
Date: Aug. 28, 2017

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