Medications

albuterol (Proventil) 

Monitor the client's respiratory statues while administering sympathomimetics. This includes respiratory rate, lung sounds, oxygen saturation, and subjective symptoms. 

These medications should be used with coution in clients with conditions such as cardiac disease, vascular disease, hypertension, hyperthroidism, and pregnancy. 

Monitor the client for common side effects including increased heart rate(due to sympathetic stimulation of the heart) and tremors.

Monitor for other side effects that occur with excessive dosing, wich may include central nervous system stimulation, gastrointestinal upset, hypertension, and sweating. 

Caution the client to use the least amount of medication needed to get relief for the shortest time period necessary. This willhelp prevent adverse effects.

Counsel the client ot report immediately any chest pain and/or changes in heart rate or rhythm

Teach the client and/or family how to use the delivery system. This will most be a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) or dry powder inhaler (DPI) or nebulizer.

Teach the client ot record the freqency and intensity of symptoms.

fluticasone (Flovent)

Glucocorticosteriods are intended for preventive therapy. They will not be useful in an acute attack.

If the client is also taking a sympathomimetic medication, delivery of inhaled corticosteriods (ICS) to the respiratory tract may be nehanced by administering the sympathomimetic first (and waiting 3 to 5 minutes).

It is important to monitor the client's respiratory status while administering steriods. This includes respiratory rate, lung sounds, oxygen saturation, and subjective symptoms.

These medications should be used with caution or not at all inc lients with conditions such as allergy, pregnancy, lactation, and stystemic infections.

Monitor the client for side effects of the medications. Most  commonly this coudl be an increase in heart rate (due to sympathetic  stimulation of the heart) and tremors.

The client should be monitored for other side effects, which will usually only occur with excessive dosing and may incldue central nervous system stimualtion, gastrointestinal upset, hypertension, and sweating. 

Caution the client to use the least amount needed to get relief for the shortest time period necessary. This will help revent adverse effects. Alternate day therapy may be recommended to decrease adrenal suppression.

Make sure the client understands that these drugs are not for acute attacks.  They are intended for preventive therapy. 

Teach the client and/or family how to use the delivery system. This will most often be a metered-dose inhaler 9MDI) or dry powder inhaler (DPI) or nebulizer.

Counsel the client to rinse the mouth after using ICS to decrease the risk of oropharyngeal or esophageal fungal infections (thrush)

Counsel the client ot report adverse effects such as sore throat, hoarseness, and pharyngeal and laryngeal fungal infections.

Enoxaprin (Lovenox)

• Administration:
• Administer deep subcutaneous. Do not give IM.
• Client should be lying down during administration.
• Do not expel the air bubble from the prefilled syringe.  This avoids loss of the drug.
• The manufacturer recommends injection into the right or left anterior lateral or posterior lateral aspect of hte abdominal wall for best absorption.
• Alternate between right and left abdomen sites.
• Insert the entire lenght of the needle into a skinfold created by the thumb and forefinger; hold the skinfold unitl the needle is withdrawn.
• Do not massage the injection site to minimize bruising.

Do not mix with the injections

Lovenox and regular heparin cannot be used interchangeably 

Assess baseline lab data (e.g., CBC, liver function, coagulation) and monitor periodically 

Observe for early signs/symptoms of bleeding

Review how to administer

Administer at the same time each day

Report any unusual bleeding or bruising

Avoid aspirin or NSAIDS

isoniazid

rifampin,

pyrazinamide

ethambutol or 

streptomycin

Peripheral neuropathy & hepatotoxicity, visual problems

Food↓ absorption  rate

May need vitamin B6 supplements

Hepatotoxicity

Turns body fluids orange colored!

Pyrazinamide tablets are so large that some patients find them impossible to swallow: pyrazinamide syrup is an option for these patients.

Pyrazinamide is only used in combination with other drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin in the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is never used on its own. It has no other indicated medical uses. In particular, it is not used to treat other mycobacteria; Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium leprae are innately resistant to pyrazinamide.

Pyrazinamide is used in the first two months of treatment to reduce the duration of treatment required. Regimens not containing pyrazinamide must be taken for nine months or more.

Pyrazinamide in conjunction with rifampin is a preferred treatment for latent tuberculosis.

Visual problems

hepatotoxicity

OTC Cough & Cold Medicine

Headache

Nervousness

Increased blood pressure

Insomnia

Drowsiness

Cough medications

Act on medulla to suppress cough

Increased effect with other CNS depressants

Loosen bronchial secretions

Found in combination with antitussives, analgesics

Can cause nausea/vomiting

2nd generation Antihistamines

Little to no effect on sedation