Question

subject Pharmacology

Active Learning Templates medication

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Medication benztropine

Expected pharmacological action--------------

Therapeutic UIse----------------------

Complications------------------------------

Medication Administration-------------------------------

contraindications/ precautions---------------------------

interactions---------------------------

Nursing interventions----------------------------------------

Client education-----------------------------------------

evaluation of medication effectiveness---------------------------

Answer 1

Answer: Benztropine is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease or involuntary movements due to the side effects of certain psychiatric drugs.

Pharmacological action: Benzatropine partially blocks cholinergic activity in the basal ganglia and has also been shown to increase the availability of dopamine by blocking its reuptake and storage in central sites, and as a result, increasing dopaminergic activity.

Therapeutic use: used as an adjunct treatment in the therapy of all forms of Parkinsonism.

Complications:

• dry mouth
• difficulty or pain when urinating
• constipation
• vomiting
• nausea
• loss of appetite

Medical administration: It is taken orally.

Precaution: Drugs that decrease cholinergic transmission may impair storage of new information into long-term memory and can also impair time perception.

Nursing intervention and client education:

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while taking benztropine , call your doctor.
• If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking benztropine.
• You should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.