Ch. 16 Drug Cards - Emotional, Mood, and Behavioral Disorders Flashcards
sertraline (Zoloft) Therapeutic Class:
Antidepressant
sertraline (Zoloft) Pharmacologic Class
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
sertraline (Zoloft) is used for what?
treatment of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic.
sertraline (Zoloft) MOA
inhibit the reuptake of serotonin in the brain.
How would you administer sertraline as an oral liquid?
mix with water, ginger ale, lemon/lime soda, lemonade, or orange juice.
When administering sertraline (Zoloft), when should the nurse take extreme precautions?
in patients with:
cardiac disease
hepatic impairment
seizure disorders
suicidal ideation
mania
hypomania.
sertraline (Zoloft) interactions with MAOIs
may cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome, extreme hypertension, and serotonin syndrome
confusion, anxiety, restlessness, hypertension, tremors, sweating, hyperpyrexia, or ataxia.
S&S of serotonin syndrome
Patient education for sertraline (Zoloft) & MAOIs
Do not take concurrently w/ a MAOI or within 5 weeks of discontinuing MAOI meds
imipramine (Tofranil) Therapeutic Class:
Antidepressant; treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children
imipramine (Tofranil) Pharmacologic class
Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)
Side effect of TCAs
paradoxical diaphoresis
When a patient is prescribed imipramine (Tofranil), diaphoresis may not be a reliable indicator of what?
other disease states such as hypoglycemia.
imipramine (Tofranil) causes what?
anticholinergic effects
imipramine (Tofranil) MOA
blocks the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine