SULTAMICILLIN
SULTAMICILLIN
SULTAMICILLIN
DRUG STUDY
Beta-Lactam Indications are upper People who have Common effects are 1. Check the drug
antibiotics respiratory tract previously Diarrhea, nausea, name and dosage.
BRAND NAME: infections including experienced an vomiting, rashes,
sinusitis, otitis media 2. Identify the patient
adverse reaction to itching, blood
Unasyn Sultamicillin prevents and tonsillitis; lower to make sure we will
the formation of the respiratory tract any of the penicillins dyscrasias, super be administering the
bacterial cell wall, infections including should not take infections, dizziness, right drug to the right
which is the bacteria's bacterial pneumonias sultamicillin. and difficulty in patient.
GENERIC:
protective outer layer. and bronchitis; urinary breathing.
This results in the tract infections and 3. Explain to the
Sultamicillin
death of bacterial cells pyelonephritis; skin patient the importance
and effectively and soft tissue of taking this drug.
DOSAGE:
controls the spread of infections and
70 mg tab
infection. gonococcal infections. 4. Discuss with the
patient the possible
ROUTE: adverse effects and
References: report it to the
Hodgson, K.& Kizior, physician if other
Oral
R. (2019). Saunders symptoms are
nursing drug showing.
FREQUENCY:
handbook. Elsevier.
St. Lois, Missouri. 5. Remind the patient
BID x 7 days PO
to take this drug BID
as ordered by her
physician.