FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

DR. NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER

Regalado Avenue, corner Dahlia Street West Fairview,
Quezon City 1118 Tel. No.: 427-0213
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

THERAPEUTIC INDEX

Patien’t name Velasco, Arletta A.

Age 52 y/o
Sex Female
Diagnosis
DRUGS MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECTS

Hydrocortione

Increased risk of
Clostridium difficile-
associated diarrhea,
headache,
dizziness, nausea,
Is a substituted benzimidazole, and vomiting, abdominal
also known as PPI due to its property pain, flatulence,
Erosive esophagitis,
to block the final step of acid Concomitant use w/ diarrhea,
Peptic ulcer, Zollinger-
Pantoprazaole secretion by inhibiting H+/K+ ripilvirine, atazanavir and constipation,
Ellison syndrome, H.
ATPase enzyme system in gastric nelfinavir. Lactation dyspepsia,
pylori infection, GERD
parietal cell, both basal and arthralgia, insomnia,
stimulated acid are inhibited rhinitis, injection site
reaction. Long-term
treatment may lead
to atrophic gastritis,
symptomatic and
asymptomatic
hypomagnesemia,
cyanocobalamin
malabsorption, and
increased risk of
osteoporosis-related
fracture Potentially
fatal: Steven-
Johnson syndrome,
toxic epidermal
necrolysis and
anaphylaxis

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