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    Tranexamic Acid: Generic Name

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    This document provides information about the drug Tranexamic Acid including its generic and brand names, classification, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, dosage, and nursing responsibilities. Nurses should observe proper administration, perform skin testing, educate patients about reporting symptoms like changes in vision or bleeding, and caution patients about using other medications containing aspirin or NSAIDs. The dosage is 500mg every 8 hours.

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    Tranexamic Acid: Generic Name

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    This document provides information about the drug Tranexamic Acid including its generic and brand names, classification, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, dosage, and nursing responsibilities. Nurses should observe proper administration, perform skin testing, educate patients about reporting symptoms like changes in vision or bleeding, and caution patients about using other medications containing aspirin or NSAIDs. The dosage is 500mg every 8 hours.

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    Nursing Responsibili

    Drug Name Action Indication Contraindication Side Effects


    Generic name:
     Inhibits activation of  Treatment for  Hypersensitivity  CNS: Dizziness  Observe the 15 right
    Tranexamic plasminogen, thereby excessive bleeding  Active intravascular drug administration.
    Acid reducing conversion resulting from Clotting.  EENT: Visual  Do the Skin Testing
    of plasminogen to systemic or local  Acquired defective Abnormalities  Tell patient to inform
    Brand Name: plasmin (fibrinolysin), hyperfibrinolysis. color vision health care provider
    an enzyme that  Treatment of  Subarachnoid  CV: Hypotension, color blind, have a hi
     Cyklokapron degrades fibrin clots, excessive bleeding Hemorrhage. thromboembolism, of stroke, and blood
     Hemostan fibrinogen, and other resulting from thrombosis or bleeding in your b
     Lysteda plasma proteins, systemic or local  Caution patients to a
    including the hyperfibrinolysis. Precautions:  GI: Diarrhea, products containing
    procoagulants Use cautiously with nausea and aspirin or NSAIDs
    Pregnancy Category factors. renal impairment, vomiting  Do not use this drug
    Risk: B hematuria originating in without telling the do
    the urinary tract, and if you are breastfeed
    conditions associated baby.
    Drug classes with increase thrombus  Unusual change in
    formation. bleeding pattern sho
     Antifibrinolytic be reported to the
    physician.
     Report severe allerg
    reactions such as ras
    Dosage/Frequency: hives, itching, dyspn
    tightness in the ches
    o 500mg swelling of the mouth
    o Every 8 hr. face, lips or tongue.
    Nursing Responsibilit
    Drug Name Action Indication Contraindication Side Effects
    Generic name:
     Softens the cervix  The practice of  Allergy to misoprostol  Body as whole  Drug is extensivel
    Misoprostol and stimulates obstetrics and  Women with uterine Aches/pain, asthenia, absorbed and
    uterine gynecology, including infections, severe fatigue, fever, chills, distributed.
    Brand Name: contractions. medication abortion, anemia, rigors, weight  Drug is desterified
     Cytotec medical management cardiovascular and changes. misoprostol acid,
    of miscarriage, then to prostaglan
    cerebrovascular  Skin: rash,
    induction of labor,
    diseases, dermatitis, alopecia, F analogs.
    cervical ripening
    before surgical coagulopathy, and pallor, breast pain.  Inform patient abo
    Drug classes procedures hypertension.  Special senses: drug’s mechanism
    abnormal taste, action and effect t
    o Endocrine abnormal vision, the baby.
    Metabolic Agent conjunctivitis,  Inform patient that
    o Prostaglandin deafness, tinnitus, diarrhea may occu
    earache. Health care
    professional shoul
    Dosage/Frequency: be notified if diarrh
    persist for more th
    o 1 tablet 1 week. Also advis
    o Per orem patient to report
    onset of black, tar
    stools or severe
    abdominal pain.
    Drugs Study

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