Name of drug General Action Specific Action Adverse Effects Indication Contraindication Nursing Responsibilities

Clindamycin ANTIBIOTIC; - inhibits CNS: headache - infections caused by -contraindicated -assess patients
Anti- infectives bacterial protein CV: sensitive in patients infection before and
synthesis by Thrombophlebitis staphylococci, hypersensitive to regularly throughout
therapy
binding to 50S EENT: pharyngitis streptococci, drug or -before giving first
subunit of GI: abdominal pneumococci, lincomycin dose, obtain specimen
ribosome. pain, bacteroides, for culture and
Anorexia, bloody fusibacterium, -use cautiously in sensitivity test, begin
- hinders or kills or tarry stools, clostridium patients with therapy pending results.
susceptible constipation, perfringens, and renal or hepatic -monitor renal, hepatic,
bacteria. diarrhea, other sensitive disease, asthma, and hematopoetic
functions during
dysphagia, aerobic and anaerobic history of GI prolonged therapy.
esophagitis, organisms. disease, or -be alert for adverse
flatulence, nausea, significant reactions and drug
psuedomembranus -endocarditis allergies. interactions
colitis, unpleasant prophylaxis for -if adverse GI reactions
or bitter taste, dental procedures in occurs, monitor
vomiting. patients allergic to patients hydration.
-teach patient how to
GU: UTI penicillin store oral solution.
HEMATOLOGIC: -tell patient to take
Eosinophilia, -acne vulgaris entire amount
thrombocytopenia, -bacterial vaginosis prescribed even after he
transient - pneumocystis feels better.
leukopenia jiroveci (carinii) -warn patient that I.M.
SKIN: pneumonia injection may be
painful
maculopapular -toxoplasmosis
-instruct patient to
rash, urticaria (cerebral or ocular) report diarrhea and to
OTHER: immunocompromised avoid self-threatening
anaphylaxis, patients psudomembranus
erythema, pain colitis
(I.V. use), -tell patient receiving
induration, pain; drug I.V. to report
discomfort at infusion
sterile abcess (I.M.
site.
use)