what is the rationale for each ingredient for the
following combination drug:
Tylenol # 1: 300mg ( acetaminophen)/8mg ( codeine)/ 15mg
cafffeine
Tylenol. #2: 300mg/15mg/15 mg
Tylenol #3: 300 mg/ 30mg/15 mg
Tylenol #4: 300mg/ 60mg
TYLENOL IS ANALGESIC AND ANTIPYRETIC.THE BASIC COMPONENT OF TYLENOL IS ACETAMINOPHEN.IT IS A NSAID.ieNON STEROID ANTIINFLAMATORY DRUG.IT IS USED IN FEVER AND PAIN LIKE HEAD ACHE ,MUSCLE SPAMS,TOOTH ACHE.
CODEINE IS A OPIOD.IT IS USED TO TREAT PAIN.CODEINE IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN COMBINATION WITH NSAIDS.SO ITS USUALLY COMBINE WITH ACETAMINOPHEN.
CAFFEINE- CAFFEINE IS A CNS STIMULANT.IN COMBINATION WITH NSAIDS CAFFEINE IMPROVES THE EFFICACY OF NSAIDS.SO THESE THREE DRUGS ARE SYNERGESTIC DRUG REACTIONS.SO THESE ARE USED COMBINALLY FOR TREATING PAIN
what is the rationale for each ingredient for the following combination drug: Tylenol # 1: 300mg...
12) Each acetaminophen (Tylenol) #3 tablet has 325 mg of acetaminophen and 30 mg codeine. A patient is told to take 2 tablets PO every 4 hours for pain. The maximum safe dose of acetaminophen is 4 g/day. The safe dose of codeine varies with tolerance. Is the dose safe?
A patient has been taking acetaminophen 300 mg with codeine 30 mg (TYLENOL with CODEINE #3) tablets and wishes to switch to acetaminophen/hydrocodone tablets due to nausea and constipation caused by the codeine. The patient has been taking one tablet every 4 to 6 hours. What would be the most appropriate dose and dosage regimen for the acetaminophen/hydrocodone tablets?
7. Each acetaminophen (Tylenol) #3 tablet has 325 mg of acetaminophen and 30 mg codeine. A patient is told to take 2 tablets PO every 4 hours for pain. The maximum safe dose of acetaminophen is 4 g/day. The safe dose of codeine varies with tolerance. Is the dose safe? Pt is taking a tabs Q 4 his
Provide information for the medication: Acetaminophen (Tylenol); safe dose, drug class, side effects, patient and family education and nursing considerations. Order is for 270 mg po Q 6 hours; safe dose range is 10 – 15 mg/kg/dose Q 4 – 6 hours (not to exceed 5 dosages/24 hours); Child’s weight is 18 kg Identify the correct mg/kg dose range for the child? Is the dose ordered within therapeutic range? Why or why not? Tylenol elixir on hand is 100 mg/1...
1. Calculate the dose for the following medications: Order: codeine 30mg PO q4hr PRN for pain Supply: codeine 15mg scored tablets Give: _______________ tablets Order: Tylenol with codeine 15mg PO QD Supply: Tylenol with 7.5mg codeine unscored tablets Give: _____________ tablets 2. Stevie Nicks is a 79 year old women who was admitted to the orthopedic floor from the Emergency Department with a fractured hip from a fall. The doctor ordered to start 0.9% Sodium Chloride. Your order states: 500mL...
Greta VanFleet is 24 hours post-op from a Right Knee Replacement. When you go in to do a pain assessment, Greta states her pain as a 8 on a 1-10 pain scale at 1700. Greta has an order for oxycodone 5mg/acetaminophen 325mg 1 to 2 tablets PO q6hrs PRN for moderate to sever pain. For what condition(s) is oxycodone indicated? For what conditions(s) is acetaminophen indicated? What is the usual recommended adult dosage range? What is the maximum recommended daily...
Identify the functional groups in each drug. OH CH3 (3) -C-CN-CH). HHH pseudoephedrine (nasal decongestant) (1) (select) (2) (select) (3) (select) (3) c-CH₂ acetaminophen (analgesic in Tylenol) (1) (select) (2) (select) (3) (select)
1. The following table lists data from a volunteer weighing 55 kg administered a 300mg dose (IV bolus). Samples were drawn at the times indicated and plasma concentration of drug was measured. time(hrs) Cp (mg/L) 1 12.95 2 10.3 3 7.96 4 6.43 6 4.2 10 1.75 12 1.2 Calculate Kel from the data. Hint: y = mx + b What is the t1/2 What is the C0? What is the apparent volume of distribution Vd? What is the ClTB?
4) CALCULATE THE FOLLOWING DRUG DOSAGES USING THE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS METHOD. FOR INJECTABLES, EXPRESS YOUR ANSWER TO THE NEAREST TENTH, AS INDICATED. 17. Order: Antivert 25 mg p.o. daily 23. Order: Heparin 6500 units subcut 12h. Available: Antivert tablets labeled 12.5 mg. Available: 10,000 units/mL (Express answer in hundredths) 18. Order: Potassium chloride 20 mEq in 1 L of D5W. ( 5% dextrose in water) Available: Potassium chloride 30 mEq/15 ml. 24. Order: Cleocin 300 mg IV q6h. Available: Cleocin...
Order: acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 10 mg/kg p.o. a. Child weight is 10 pounds. b. Available: acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 15 mg/ 5mL. c. How many mL of acetaminophen (Tylenol) will the nurse administer? 2. Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 100 mg p.o. every 6 hours. a. Child weighs 15 lbs. b. Safe range is 25 mg/kg/24 hours to 30 mg/kg/24 hours. c. What is the safe 24 hour range in mg? (Record using one decimal place). d. Is the ordered dose safe for...