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    This document summarizes key information about 4 different drugs: - Olanzapine is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nursing considerations include monitoring for drug interactions and side effects like urinary retention. - Haloperidol is a conventional antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, psychosis, and Tourette's. It has risks of sudden death or prolonged QT interval if given intravenously at high doses. - Biperiden is an anticholinergic used to treat Parkinson's disease and extrapyramidal symptoms. It can cause dizziness and blurred vision so patients need monitoring. - The document lists each drug's classification, indications, dosages,

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    This document summarizes key information about 4 different drugs: - Olanzapine is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nursing considerations include monitoring for drug interactions and side effects like urinary retention. - Haloperidol is a conventional antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, psychosis, and Tourette's. It has risks of sudden death or prolonged QT interval if given intravenously at high doses. - Biperiden is an anticholinergic used to treat Parkinson's disease and extrapyramidal symptoms. It can cause dizziness and blurred vision so patients need monitoring. - The document lists each drug's classification, indications, dosages,

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    This document summarizes key information about 4 different drugs: - Olanzapine is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nursing considerations include monitoring for drug interactions and side effects like urinary retention. - Haloperidol is a conventional antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, psychosis, and Tourette's. It has risks of sudden death or prolonged QT interval if given intravenously at high doses. - Biperiden is an anticholinergic used to treat Parkinson's disease and extrapyramidal symptoms. It can cause dizziness and blurred vision so patients need monitoring. - The document lists each drug's classification, indications, dosages,

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    Name Of Drug Drug Classification Indications Nursing Considerations

    Generic Name: Olanzapine -Antipsychotic -Treatment of schizophrenia. - Assess for history of allergy to
    -Dopaminergic blocker -Treatment of acute mixed or manic olanzapine.Monitor for the many possible
    Trade Name: Zyprexa episodes associated with bipolar 1 disorder drug interactions.
    and maintenance of bipolar 1 disorder as
    Milligrams: 600mg monotherapy,or combined with lithium or -Encourage patients to void before taking
    valproate. the drug to help decrease anticholinergic
    Frequency: BID effects of urinary retention.

    -Take this drug exactly as prescribed; do


    not change dose without consulting your
    healthcare provider.

    -Urge the client to stop smoking; may


    increase drug clearance.

    -Urge clients to stop drinking alcohol; may


    Contraindications: increase CNS effects.
    - Contraindicated with allergy to
    olanzapine, myeloproliferative disorders,
    severe CNS depression, comatose states,
    lactation.-Use cautiously in elderly or
    debilitated patients, or with CV or
    cerebrovascular disease, dehydration,
    seizure disorders, Alzheimer’s disease,
    prostate enlargement, narrow-angle
    glaucoma, history of paralytic ileus.
    Name of Drug Drug Classification Indications Nursing Considerations

    Generic Name: Haloperidol -Conventional Antipsychotics -Haloperidol is indicated for a number of -Risk of sudden death, torsades de pointes,
    conditions including for the treatment of and prolonged QT interval from off-label IV
    Trade Name: Apo-Haloperidol Haldol schizophrenia, for the manifestations of administration of higher than recommended
    Haldol Decanoate Haldol LA Peridol psychotic disorders, for the control of tics dose: monitor ECG if administering
    and vocal utterances of Tourette’s Disorder intravenously (IV).
    Milligrams: 0.5-5 mg in children and adults, for treatment of
    severe behaviour problems in children of -Conditions or drugs that prolong QT
    Frequency: BID or TID combative, explosive hyperexcitability interval, congenital long QT syndrome.
    (which cannot be accounted for by
    immediate provocation). -Safety of prolonged administration of 100
    mg/day orally not established.

    -Avoid use in narrow-angle glaucoma, bone


    marrow suppression, and severe
    hypotension.

    Contraindications: -FDA warning regarding off-label use for


    -Severe toxic central nervous system dementia in elderly.
    depression or comatose states from any
    cause. -Leukopenia/neutropenia and
    agranulocytosis were reported; possible
    -Hypersensitivity to this drug – risk factors include pre existing low white
    hypersensitivity reactions have included blood cell (WBC) count and history of
    anaphylactic reaction and angioedema. drug-induced leukopenia/neutropenia.

    -Dementia with Lewy bodies. -Severe neurotoxicity manifesting as rigidity


    or inability to walk or talk may occur in
    patients with thyrotoxicosis also receiving
    antipsychotics
    Name of Drug Drug Classification Indications Nursing Considerations

    Generic Name: Biperiden -Anticholinergic -Parkinsonian syndrome especially to -Monitor Vital signs.
    counteract muscular rigidity and tremor;
    Trade Name: Akineton, Akidin, Apiden extrapyramidal symptoms. -Avoid activities that require alertness, may
    cause dizziness, drowsiness and blurring of
    Milligrams: 1mg vision.

    Frequency: PRN -Caution patient to rise slowly from sitting


    or recumbent position to minimize
    orthostatic hypotension.

    -Teach patients to use gum, hard candy,


    and frequent sips of water to decrease dry
    Contraindications: mouth.
    Hypersensitivity to biperiden Untreated
    narrow-angle glaucoma, mechanical -Reassess patient’s condition when the
    stenoses in the GI tract, paralytic medication is expected to take effect.
    ileus,megacolon, prostatic adenoma and
    diseases that can lead to perilous
    tachycardia.

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