Medications

Carvedilol Teaching 1690

Carvedilol is used to treat heart failure (condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to all parts of the body) and high blood pressure. It...

Furosemide Teaching 1689

Skilled nurse instructed patient about medication Furosemide, a 'water pill,' is used to reduce the swelling and fluid retention caused by various med...

Nausea Teaching 1686

SN instructed patient about Meclizine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. It is used to treat or p...

Anticoagulant Teaching 1685

SN instructed patient about Aggrenox contains a combination of aspirin and dipyridamole. Aspirin is in a group of drugs called salicylates. It works b...

Anticoagulant Teaching 1684

SN instructed patient about Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents the formation of blood clots. Used to treat A-fib ...

Sensipar Teaching 1683

SN instructed patient about Sensipar (cinacalcet) is an agent that increases the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to calcium in the body. This cau...

Heart Failure Teaching 1682

SN instructed patient about Coreg is a beta blocker used for heart failure, hypertension or after a MI. Side effects include dizziness, shortness of b...

Prednisone Teaching 1681

SN instructed patient about prednisone is a corticosteroid and prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. It also suppres...

Nitroglycerin Teaching 1674

Patient instructed on Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets usually give relief in 1 to 5 minutes. If the pain is not relieved, you may use a second tablet...

Plavix Teaching 1672

Instructed patient in medication Plavix prevent unwanted blood clots that can occur with certain heart or blood vessel conditions. While you take Plav...