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Leptospirosis
Makati Medical Center
College of Nursing

DRUG STUDY

Patient’s Name: M.D.C. Age: 42 y/o Medical Diagnosis: Leptospirosis
Attending Physician/s: M.T Allergies: none Allergic Responses: none
Prepared by: Shiela Guiquing

|DRUG NAME |MECHANISM OF ACTION |RATIONALE FOR THIS PATIENT |ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |NURSING IMPLICATIONS |
| | | | | |
| | | |nausea, headaches, anxiety, insomnia, | |
|BRAND NAME: | |To improve mood, sleep, appetite, |drowsiness, and loss of appetite, |Combining SSRIs with aspirin, |
|Prozac | |energy level and may help restore |Increased blood pressure , Seizures , |nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory |
| | |interest in daily living. It |sexual dysfunction. |drugs or other drugs that affect |
|GENERIC NAME: | |decreases fear, anxiety, unwanted | |bleeding may increase the |
|(fluoxetine) | |thoughts, and the number of panic | |likelihood of upper |
| |

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