University of Nairobi Medicine List and Answers

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Answer the following questions and follow the rubric for this assignment. Answers should be paraphrased and cited using APA formate: the medicine are listed below from 1-15.

  • What is the action if this medication?
  • What is the indication of this medication?
  • What are the ALL the common side and Adverse Effects effects of this medication?
  • Create an ethical dilemma about this medication. Use the considerations after the medication as a guide when developing the ethical dilemma.
  • Create a ethical question that can be discussed in class; the question should be drawn from the ethical dilemma you created
  1. Alfuzosin (Uroxatral): Consider risks of inducing urgency or bradycardia in a clients with dementia issues
  2. Benztropine (Cogentin): Consider harms that can occur with comorbidities like glaucoma or BPH
  3. Albuterol: Consider harms that can occur is asthmatic children are in charge of their own inhalers
  4. Atenolol: Consider harms that could occur if heart rate was low or patient was asthmatic
  5. Lorazepam (Ativan): Consider vulnerability issues related to sedation and induction of memory loss
  6. Oxycodone (Oxycontin): Consider addiction, drug seeking and patient vulnerability in impaired nurses
  7. Amitriptyline (Elavil): Consider vulnerability issues with risk of suicidal overdose given anticholinergic effects
  8. Haloperidol (Haldol): Consider risks of chemical sedation, especially long term risks
  9. Lithium: Consider risks of mismanagement by clients whose behaviors are unpredictable
  10. Phenytoin (Dilantin): Consider risks of Class D in young women vs risks of going without anti-epileptics
  11. Kava – kava (Ava pepper): Consider risks of availability of compounding poorly controlled over the counter sedatives
  12. Sumatriptan (Imitrex): Consider risks of cerebral ischemia when giving vasoconstrictors for migraine control
  13. Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) : Consider risks of impaired function when nurses take muscle relaxants
  14. Corticosteroids/Prednisone: Consider long term effects, when other immune suppressors are too expensive to access.
  15. Naloxone (Narcan): Consider the potential use of this medication if provided to the public freely.

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Medicine list and answers
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MEDICINE LIST AND ANSWERS

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According to Michel, Flannery & Narayan (2001), Alfuzosin (Uroxatral) acts by helping
the muscles in the bladder and prostate to relax. The indication of this medication is that, an adult
should take a maximum of 10 mg per day and a geriatric should also take a maximum of ...


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