Aripiprazole (Abilify) and Clozapine (Clozaril)

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  1. Okay, so the two drugs that I chose where Eric
  2. Peppers, Ole and Closet Ping Um, the first one will
  3. go into is Abilify, Um, Arab papers Will, also known
  4. as Abilify, is an anti psychotic drug commonly used for
  5. patients diagnosed with conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar one
  6. disorder. It has taken orally in the form of tablets
  7. that can come in varying doses, starting from 2 mg
  8. 2 30.
  9. Some of the Contra indications, um, come with patients who
  10. have a history of diabetes, heart failure, Ortho, static, hypertension.
  11. Ah, history of my seizures.
  12. And it's also contra indicated in elderly patients.
  13. Um, patient teaching.
  14. They need to be instructed to take the whole medication
  15. or take the medication whole.
  16. Don't let them crusher to it.
  17. It can be taken with or without food.
  18. Um, but it may increase the risk of death and
  19. older patients with dementia related psychosis some of the side
  20. effects that they the patient needs to be aware of.
  21. Our weight gain anxiety, sedation, tremors, constipation, nausea and vomiting,
  22. headaches, blurred vision.
  23. And there are a few others as well.
  24. Um, some of the nursing considerations that if your patient
  25. is on this drug you should monitor.
  26. Are there fasting glucose levels whether they're gaining or losing
  27. weight, Um, you need thio, get a CBC, but the
  28. most important, our behavior, behavioral or mood changes because this
  29. drug can have a very big effect on both of
  30. those things.
  31. The next drug is closet peen.
  32. Um, it's also known as close Air Ill.
  33. It's also an anti psychotic used for patients diagnosed with
  34. conditions such as schizophrenia.
  35. Um, but that it's also used in patients for suicide
  36. prevention. Um, it's administered orally in the form of tablets,
  37. and they either come in 20 mg or 100 mg.
  38. Some of the contra indications with this drug, our patients
  39. with a history of stroke M I C H F
  40. hypertension, seizures and electrolyte imbalances.
  41. Um, older adults say HMAS, the other drug, it could
  42. be contraindicated with them.
  43. Um, some patient teaching same thing with the last drug.
  44. Take the medication hold.
  45. Don't you or crush them?
  46. Um, it could be taken with or without food, but
  47. with this drug, you wanna warn the patient thio limit
  48. their caffeine consumption because it can affect the serum levels
  49. in the blood.
  50. Um, some of the side effects are stroke sink api
  51. myocarditis, paddock failure in a granule eyesight.
  52. Oh, sis, Nursing considerations.
  53. Um, they should monitor CBC A and C l f
  54. T s weight gain or loss.
  55. Um, they're fasting.
  56. Glucose levels and bowel assessments.
  57. And something that I forgot to add is this drug
  58. may cause constipation.
  59. So you're gonna want to do a bowel assessment as
  60. well. And yeah, those are my drugs.