|
Greg's Medication List
| MEDICATION |
PURPOSE |
DOSAGE |
FORM |
HOW
OFTEN |
SIDE EFFECTS AND NOTES |
|
CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS
|
| Cytarabine |
Chemo |
180mg |
IV |
7
days |
100-200 mg |
|
Hi Dose ARA-C |
Chemo |
5.6 G |
IV |
6 Doses per Rnd |
Major Upset Stomach/ Hiccups |
| Idarubicin |
Chemo |
24mg |
IV |
3
days |
12 mg |
|
REGULAR DRUGS
|
|
Benadryl |
Pre Amphotericin |
25mg |
IV |
Daily |
Drowsy |
|
Demarol |
Pre Amphotericin |
50mg |
IV |
Daily |
Drowsy |
|
Morphine |
Pain Relief |
2mg/13mg |
IV pump |
as needed |
This was a pump that I could self administer 2mg per push
and up to 13mg per hour...I used all of it! |
| Zofram |
Anti-nausea |
|
IV |
Daily |
Abdominal pain, stomach cramps, dry mouth, fatigue |
| Cefepine |
broad spectrum antibiotic |
|
IV |
Daily |
Nausea, diarrhea, fever |
| Acyclovir |
blisters |
|
IV |
Daily |
Nausea, upset stomach, hair loss |
| Vancomycin |
restricted antibiotic |
|
IV |
Daily |
must be approved by the infectious disease unit |
| Diflucan |
anti-fungal |
|
IV |
as
needed |
Fever, diarrhea, redness of skin |
| Droperidol |
anti-nausea, help sllep |
|
IV |
as
needed |
|
| Decadron |
anti-cancer,
nausea,inflamatory
|
|
IV |
as
needed |
stomach irritation, high sugar, high blood pressure, fluid retention |
| Ativan |
anxiety, insomnia |
|
IV |
as
needed |
nausea, drowsiness, depression, dry mouth |
| Maxipime |
antibiotic for bacterial infections |
|
IV |
as
needed |
diarrhea, nausea, fever |
| Amphoterican |
anti-fungal |
|
IV |
nightly |
fever, chills, hyperpnea, hypotension |
| Compozine |
reduce nausea |
|
pill |
as
needed |
restlessness, drowsiness, agitation |
| Allupurinol |
uric acid |
|
pill |
as
needed |
upset stomach, diarrhea |
|
Levaquin |
anti-fungal |
|
pill |
daily |
upset stomach |
|
Potassium |
Kidneys |
|
pill |
daily |
|
|
Magnesium |
|
|
pill |
daily |
|
|
Neupogen |
White Blood Cell Stimulant |
|
shot |
nightly |
SEVERE bone pains |
| Kytril |
anti- nausea |
|
pill |
as
needed |
|
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