NCLEX RN Practice Question # 802
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Practice Question # 802.
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About Pentamidine:
- Trade Names: Pentam 300, Pentacarinat, Nebupent ®
- Drug Class: Antiprotozoal
Side Effects:
- Significant toxicity, seen in 50% of patients.
- The drug should be given slowly over 2 hours with patient monitoring. (Rapid i.v. administration can cause severe hypotension, tachycardia, dizziness & dyspnea.)
- m. use can cause pain at the injection site & sterile abscesses.
- Pancreatic toxicity is common.
- Hypoglycemia due to inappropriate insulin release may occur 5-7 days after onset of drug therapy.
- Reversible renal insufficiency is common. Rash, metalic taste, etc….