My first ever DRUG STUDY.. help me please..?

Question

i need to make a drug study, but the problem is, my teacher haven't taught us how and instead just given us a sheet of paper to answer about our drug study.. Im really confuse and i find it very hard especially i don't have any reference or sample to study.

please help me.. i need just one sample medicine preferably lacidipine or any medications for a patient with pneumonia..

i need to know the "prescribe drug"(dosage, route, frequency, timing), "classification and mechanism of action", "indication and contraindication", side effects or adverse reaction", "special precautions", and the nursing responsibility..

thanks a lot!

Answer 1

The best place to start would be your school or local library. The librarians there can point your some medical texts that are reliable sources, and to medical dictionaries that will help you understand some of the strange medical terms.

One book that I would recommend has all of the information you need to answer your questions or almost any drug you can think of.:

Drug Information Handbook (14th or 15th Ed.)

Editors: Lacy, CF. Armstrong, LL. Goldman, MP. Lance, LL.

by Lexicomp Press

Another great way to find this information would be to go visit your local pharmacy. The pharmacist there should be able to pull out one of their drug information books and sit down with you for a few minutes.