Pneumovax 23 - Drug Card PDF

Title	Pneumovax 23 - Drug Card
Author	Kaylee Campbell
Course	Nursing Pharmacology
Institution	University of West Florida
Pages	2
File Size	111.2 KB
File Type	PDF
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Summary

Drug Card ...

Description

Nursing Program

Medication Portfolio

Generic Name:

Trade Names:

Pharmacologic Classification:

Therapeutic Classification:

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Pneumovax 23

Vaccine

Vaccine

Routes

Doses

Frequency/Ti mes

Action/Purpose

Major Side Effects

Nursing Interventions

Labs

IM/SQ

.5 ml

once

Action:

Fever, chills, injection site reactions, asthenia, fatigue, myalgia and headache

Pre Med Administration:

May interfere with tests that use enzymes to detect opioids

Induces antibodies that enhance opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of pneumococci by leukocytes and other phagocytic cells

Screen for sensitivity or history of anaphylactic/anaphylact oid or severe allergic reaction to any component of vaccine

Purpose: Post Med Administration: To prevent illness Monitor for hypersensitivity reactions and adverse reactions.

Date

Patient Age/Diagnosis

Reason Prescribed

Ordered Dose /Frequency

Patient Response

Relevant Labs

Relevant Vital Signs

Nursing Interventions

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