Vaginal Medications

[tortorRN]

I am giving a presentation on lady partsl Medications. I am required to cover the following:

1. Advantages & Disadvantages of Each Route

2. Examples of Common Meds

3. Technique of Administration, including positioning and equipment if necessary

4. Terminology, Documentation, and Physicians Orders specific to this route

5. Potential Complications and Adverse Reactions

6. Patient Care/Teaching Specific to Route

I've covered pretty much everything already, except I have having difficulty with the examples of common medications. I'm unable to find it in my books anywhere. When I google "common lady partsl medications", it brings up lady partsl infections.

If you have any unique input with any of the points I have to share, please share! Thank you to everyone in advance!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Are you in nursing school? (It seems so based upon your profile, so this thread has been moved to Nursing Student Assistance to elicit further response)

Think of what types of medications are needed to be administered lady partslly?

What types of infections or conditions are treated via topically administered medications?

(Granted many can also be treated with PO medications like candiasis can be treated with PO Diflucan or one of any topical Rx or OTC medications).

There are also some topical antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis.

Plus medications used post partum for pain and inflammation.

Your fundamentals textbook (and some pharmacology textbooks) should have some administration highlights as well as patient education information. You can also check a good nursing drug guide for patient education tips.

[tortorRN]

Yes, I am in nursing school. I figured that this might part of the forum might get better hits since its made up of primarily practicing nurses. I have absolutely no knowledge about these medications. I knew of the medications to treat candiasis. I know that there should be more than just that though but what?! That is what I am having a problem with because its so difficult to find. I also know that the estrogens are also another category of medication that can be administered primarily for menopausal women... but how common is it to be administered through the lady parts? I don't have the first hand knowledge nor the resources to figure that out.

I was hoping that some of you may have some experience from your careers that may be able to show that certain medications tend to pop up more often than others.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Here's some starting points:

lady partsl products

Estrogen (lady partsl Route) - MayoClinic.com

Estrace lady partsl Cream (Estradiol lady partsl Cream) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions - Prescribing Information at RxList

EstroGel (Estradiol Gel) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions - Prescribing Information at RxList

MetroGel lady partsl (Metronidazole) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions - Prescribing Information at RxList

Cleocin lady partsl Ovules (Clindamycin Phosphate lady partsl Suppositories) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions - Prescribing Information at RxList

Cervidil (Dinoprostone) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions - Prescribing Information at RxList

CRINONE for progesterone support Crinone (Progesterone Gel) Drug Information: Clinical Pharmacology - Prescribing Information at RxList

Cytotec (Misoprostol) Drug Information: Warnings and Precautions - Prescribing Information at RxList (look under labor & delivery for it's use lady partslly)

Many of the medications have manufacturer's websites that include a lot of patient teaching information, sometimes you need to click on "health care professional" to access the information (as opposed to the direct-to-consumer/patient information) This should get you started.

Many licensed, practicing nurses will check out the student forums and offer assistance in areas of their expertise or knowledge. Good luck.

[tortorRN]

Wow, WAY more than I expected! Thanks for the nudge into the right direction, it should be helpful!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

No problem. Esme12 may stumble around and share her wealth of knowledge in this area.

Good luck, now that you have some more resources I'll bet you'll do an awesome presentation. If you have a decent drug book, check that out for teaching points and administration points. If you have an iPhone/iPod/iPad (and I think it is available for other devices like Android, etc.) You can download the free Micromedix drug app which includes patient education points as well as other clinical information for meds and it is routinely updated with new data and information. If you look at some of the links many have used Micromedix as a source for their information.