Pharmacologic Drug Category:
Route(s):
Generic Drug Names in this Class:
Action - How do drugs in this class work?:
Uses/Indications:
Nursing Implications - What does the nurse need to check
before and after administration? Think vitals, labs, physical
assessment:
Effectiveness (What patient effects shows it is working?
How do you know the drug did what it was intended to
do?):
Are serum (blood) drug levels monitored for drugs in this
class? If so, give an example of a drug and its
acceptable/safe serum level?
Adverse Effects - Most common and life-threatening:
Teaching Needs - Anything you should tell the patient who
is taking a drug from this class?:
Drug-to-Drug Interactions:
Drug-to-Food Interactions:
Pregnancy/Contraceptive Considerations:
Antidote - if one is applicable:
Benzodiazepines
oral, rectal, IM, IV
alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, clorazepate, diazepam,
estazolam, flurazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, oxazepam, quazepam,
temazepam, triazolam