Question

Make a Powerpoint Dry powder medication( Metered dose inhalers) show/teach the information you researched. (8-12 slides is acceptable)

*Categories to cover in you?re in your presentation: RUBRIC

General description of your topic (ex: what are topical medication)

Different forms and routes

5 different medications in your topic and there drug class (therapeutic and pharmacologic)

Why are they used?

Rate of absorption?

Side effects/adverse reactions

Nursing considerations?

How to administer medication (s)?

4 credible resources (articles, hand-outs, inserts) for patient teaching.

Answer 1

Medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body.

Forms include oinment, lotions, creams, sprays and powders etc

Routes are eye, ear, skin, vagina, urethra and colon.

Bactroban(mupirocin) - used for impetigo and secondary skin infections. Available as 2percentage ointment and cream. Adverse effects are burning and itching and rashes.

Scaboma lotion(lindane) - used for scabies and pediculosis. Side effects are alopecia, contact dermatitis and pruritus. Available as 1percentage topical prep and shampoo..

Candid(clotrimazole) - used for skin fungal infections. Applied as 1percentage cream, lotion and solution. Side effects include erthema, irritation and stinging

Clostagen(neomycin) - used for skin infections. Side effects are contact dermatitis and itching.

Metrogyl gel(metronidazole) -used for fungating tumours and rosacea. Applied as 0.75 or 0.8 percentage gel and 1percentage formulation.