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    CEFUROXIME

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    This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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    CEFUROXIME

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    This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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    This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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    CEFUROXIME

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    Melvz Ballesteros
    This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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    Name of Drug Classificati Dosage, Mechanis Indications Contraindica Adverse Nursing

    on Route, m of tions Reaction / Responsibilities


    Frequency Action Side Effects
    Generic Name: Second 500mg Inhibits cell Pharyngitis; Hypersensitiv CV- Phlebitis, Give right dose to
    Cefuroxime generation capsule TID wall Tonsillitis; e to drug or thrombopheibi patient.
    Sodium cephalospor synthesis, infections of other tis
    in promoting the urinary cephalosporin Obtain specimens
    Brand Name: osmotic and lower . GI- pseudo on culture
    Axetil instability; respiratory membranous sensitivity test.
    usually tract; Use cautiously colitis, nausea,
    bactericidal. serious in patients anorexia, Tell patient to take
    lower with vomiting, drug as prescribed
    respiratory hypersensitivi diarrhea even after he feels
    tract ty to penicillin better.
    infection; because of Hematologic-
    UTI’s; bone possibility of transient Instruct patient to
    and joint cross neutropenia, take oral form with
    infections; sensitivity eosinophilia, food.
    septicemia; with other hemolytic
    meningitis; beta-lactam anemia, If patient has
    gonorrhea; antibiotics. thrombocytop difficulty
    otitis enia swallowing tablets,
    media; show him how to
    early lime Skin- dissolve or crash
    disease. maculopapular tablet but warn
    , and him that the bitter
    erythematous taste is hard mask,
    rashes, even with food.
    urticaria, pain,
    indurations, Instruct patient to
    sterile notify prescriber
    abscesses, about rash or
    temperature evidence of super
    elevation infection.

    Other- Tell patient to


    hypersensitivit notify prescriber
    y reaction, about loose stools
    serum or diarrhea.
    sickness,
    anaphylacsis.

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