Medication Management

Running head: MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Name of the Student
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Author’s Note:

1MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Answer to the question number 1:
Pharmacology of current medicines in case of Mrs Melanie Bradford:
Medicine
Name Category Uses Desired effect Possible adverse
effect
Lisinopril Antihyperten
sive Agents,
ACE
Inhibitors
and Diuretics
Hypertension
treatment, lisinopril
is used. Reducing
hypertension helps
to thwart strokes,
heart attacks, and
renal disease and is
also used treat
cardiac impairment
and enhances
survival following a
heart attack.
It can take 2 - 4 weeks to
fully advantage from
this drug for the
treatment of high blood
pressure. It can take
weeks to months to get
the maximum benefit of
this medication for the
treatment of cardiac
failure.
Headache,
fatigue, or
dizziness can
happen as body
adjusts to the
drug. Dry cough
can occur as well
(Silberstein,
2015).
Frusemide Diuretic This medicine is
often used to treat
hypertension.
Reducing
hypertension helps
to avoid strokes,
problems with the
kidneys, and
heart attacks.
Furosemide is generally
prescribed to decrease
additional body water
(edema) which generally
causes by heart
impairment, liver
disease, and kidney
disease conditions.
Light
headedness,
dizziness,
headache, or
blurry vision can
happen while
taking
the medication fi
rst time as the
body adjust to
this medication.
Aspirin Salicylate
and a NSAID
or non-
steroidal
anti-
inflammatory
drug
Aspirin is often
prescribed to lower
the fever and to
alleviate slight to
modest pain. In
situations such as
arthritis, it can also
be used to
reduce swelling and
pain.
A lower dose of aspirin
prevents blood clot. This
reduces the risk of heart
attack and stroke (Zhang
et al., 2014).
Heartburn and
upset stomach
might happen.
Coloxyl and
Senna
Laxative It is used
for softening
the stool. It softens
and facilitates bowel
movements. It
induces the bowel
muscle movement.
Normal and regular
bowel movement.
This rug
has serious side-
effects like:
rectal bleeding,
high stomach
pain, vomiting,
and nausea.
Nexium PPIs or Treatment Of GERD It helps cure stomach Acute Interstitial