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need help pleaseeee

i am a student trying to drug sheets on ampicillin and caffiene used on a neonate...i can find plenty of side effects on ampicillin for adults but not pedi or neonate... i have nothing in my drug book regarding caffiene so if anyone has any good websites i would love to know

thanks

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CafCit (caffiene citrate) Side Effects/Study:

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/cafcit_ad.htm

http://health.discovery.com/webapps/drugreference.do?drug=11939&pagetype=results

Discoveryhealth.com is one of my favorite sites to use for looking up drugs, as well as webmd.com - you should try both.

Also, if neither of those work- I recommend calling a hospital or regular pharmacy and asking them for information on the drugs- most places have 'inserts' of drugs that they might be willing to give you a copy of.

Also remember, caffeine is a stimulant, so side effects may include restlessness, tachycardia, etc.

Ampicillin is an antibiotic- it kills bacteria (as well as the good bacteria in the intestinal tract) so it can cause diarrhea, a very common side effect, as well as nausea and vomiting. Ampicillin and Gentamycin are 2 antibiotics given to neonates to prevent infection, and are very strong.

I hope this helps!

-Meghan :nurse:

If you need more neonatal drug help in the future, try the book "NeoFax" On the nursing unit or maybe in your hospital library. There is a PDA version, if you have one... I think Ross Pediatrics offers a free version. http://www.rosspediatrics.com/asp/newsletter.asp

Also Harriet Lane, another peds floor/nursery must-have has a lot of drug info in the center.

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