Compazine ( Prochlorperazine)

Question 1

Compazine belongs to which class of antipsychotics?

Answer 1

Phenothiazines

Question 2

This drugs in smaller doses can be used as an antiemetic, which means it suppresses ______ and _____

Answer 2

Nausea, vomiting

Question 3

It will make you _____, so avoid driving and operating heavy machinery

Answer 3

Drowsy

Question 4

The routes of administration are IV, IM, PO. Which route last the longest ?

Answer 4

IM ( deconate form)

Question 5

As with all anti-psychotic drugs, clients must be monitored for _____Reactions

Answer 5

Extra-pyramidal

Question 6

What are Extra-pyramidal reaction?

1. ) _______= Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.
2. ) ________= a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.
3. ) _______ = A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,

Answer 6

1. ) dystonia= Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.
2. ) tardive dyskinesia= a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.
3. ) akathisia = A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,

Question 7

What class of drugs can be given to decrease extra-pyramidal reactions?

Answer 7

Anti-parksion’s example cogentin { benztropine}

Question 8

What herbal medication is contraindicated with Compazine?

Answer 8

Kava kava

Question 9

A feeling of muscle quivering, restlessness, and inability to sit still,

Answer 9

akathisia

Question 10

a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.

Answer 10

tardive dyskinesia

Question 11

Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.

Answer 11

dystonia