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LACTULOSE

Duphalac (lactulose) is an osmotic laxative used to treat constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It works by being broken down in the bowel into substances that pull water from the body into the bowel to soften stool. Potential adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Nursing responsibilities are to monitor the medication's efficacy, adverse effects, and the patient's fluid and electrolyte levels, and educate the patient and family about the treatment.

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LACTULOSE

Duphalac (lactulose) is an osmotic laxative used to treat constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It works by being broken down in the bowel into substances that pull water from the body into the bowel to soften stool. Potential adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Nursing responsibilities are to monitor the medication's efficacy, adverse effects, and the patient's fluid and electrolyte levels, and educate the patient and family about the treatment.

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DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING

RESPONSIBILITY

Brand Name: Classification:


Duphalac Laxative
- Constipation, salmonellosis. - Patients with known - Nausea - To monitor medicine
Mechanism of action: Treatment of hepatic hypersensitivity to - Vomiting efficacy, evaluate
GENERIC NAME: encephalopathy.. lactose or to any of patient before and
type of laxative called an osmotic - Diarrhea(if
Lactulose the ingredients of prolonged used) after treatment.
laxative. It is broken down in your
Duphalac oral - Abdominal - Monitor for the
bowel into substances that pull water
DOSAGE: solution cramping adverse effects if
out from your body and into your
occurs refer to
30 mL bowel to soften poo and make it easier .
physician
to pass.
- Monitor fluid and
ROUTE:
REFERENCES: electrolyte of the
By mouth patient.
https://www.rxlist.com/ - Educate the patient
FREQUENCE: consumer_lactulose/drugs- and family about the
condition.htm medication of the
bedtime
patient

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