DRUG STUDY

Patient: B.V Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Age: 58 Date: October 8, 2020
Name of Drug Classification Mechanism of Indication Contraindication Side Effects Nursing Intervention

Action

Generic Name: Antimetabolite Fluorouracil is part of Palliative management • Leucopenia, • Increased risk of • Assess mucous
Fluororacil group of of carcinoma of the • thrombocytopenia getting an infection membranes, number
Antineoplastic chemotherapy drugs colon, rectum, breast, • advanced from a drop in white and consistency of
Brand Name: known as the stomach and pancreas liver insufficiency, blood cells- it is stools, and frequency of
Adrucil antimetabolites. harder to fight vomiting.
infections and you
Dosage: can become very ill. • Assess S/S for
Antimetabolites are
You may have Infection
similar to normal
Various headaches, aching
body molecules but muscles, a cough,
protocols exist they have a slightly
500 mg/m2 sore throat, pain • Notify health care
different structure. passing urine or feel professional if
intravenously
These differences cold and shivery symptoms of toxicity
(IV) on Days
meant hat (stomatitis or esophago
1-5, OR 450-600
antimetabolites stop • Tiredness and pharyngitis,
mg/
cells working breathlessness s due uncontrollable
properly. They stop to a drop in red blood vomiting, diarrhea, GI
m2 IV weekly,
cells making and cells (anemia) – you bleeding, myocardial
OR
repairing DNA. may need a ischemia, leukocyte
200-400 mg/ m2 blood transfusion count <3500/mm3,
IV continuous
Cancer cells need to platelet count
infusion <100,000/mm3
once/day make and repair
or hemorrhaging from
DNA in order to
the site) occur; drug
Not to exceed grow and multiply. will need to be
800 mg/day Antimetabolites also discontinued
stop normal cells
working properly, his • Assess IV site for
is why you get side inflammation or
 effects. infiltration.
Route:  Patients should
Intravenous notify nurse if
pain or
Frequency: irritation at
OD injection site
occurs.