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Citicoline Drug Study Overview

This document summarizes a drug study on citicoline (brand name Zynapse). Citicoline is a nootropic and psychostimulant compound that is normally present in cells and is both neuroprotective and involved in membrane phospholipid biosynthesis. It has shown neuroprotective effects in stroke and other hypoxic/ischemic conditions and improves learning and memory. The drug is indicated for cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive disorders, and degenerative diseases. Nurses should monitor patients for adverse effects like GI issues, headaches, hypotension, and restlessness and instruct patients on proper administration. Citicoline may interact with some other drugs to increase side effects or decrease their effects.

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Citicoline Drug Study Overview

This document summarizes a drug study on citicoline (brand name Zynapse). Citicoline is a nootropic and psychostimulant compound that is normally present in cells and is both neuroprotective and involved in membrane phospholipid biosynthesis. It has shown neuroprotective effects in stroke and other hypoxic/ischemic conditions and improves learning and memory. The drug is indicated for cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive disorders, and degenerative diseases. Nurses should monitor patients for adverse effects like GI issues, headaches, hypotension, and restlessness and instruct patients on proper administration. Citicoline may interact with some other drugs to increase side effects or decrease their effects.

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A Drug Study on

CITICOLINE

In Partial Fulfillment of the


Requirements in NCM 216 - RLE

PERCEPTION AND COORDINATION ROTATION

Submitted to:
VERLEN CABALTICA, RN

Submitted by:
JULLIANE PEARL J. CAHULOGAN, St.N
BSN 3L - GROUP 1 - SUBGROUP 2

MARCH 11, 2023


DRUG STUDY
NAME OF STUDENT: Cahulogan, Julliane Pearl J. DATE/TIME: March 11, 2023
AREA OF EXPOSURE: St. Luke’s Ward YEAR/SECTION: BSN 3L
DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
ACTION EFFECTS

Generic: Psychostimulants; Citicoline Indicated to patients - Contraindicated to patients - GI disturbances - Instruct the patient or the watcher
Nootropics (CDP-choline), is a with Cerebrovascular with hypersensitivity to the - Transient Headaches to take the medication as prescribed
CITICOLINE compound that is diseases, Cognitive drug. - Hypotension by the physician.
normally present in all Disorders, and - Tachycardia - Advise the patient or watcher that
cells of the body, it is Degenerative - Contraindicated to patients - Bradycardia this drug can be taken with or
both a diseases. with hypertonia of the - Restessness without food.
neuroprotective drug parasympathetic. - Monitor for any signs of adverse
and an intermediate effects.
Brand name: in membrane - Encourage the patient or watcher
phosphatide to immediately report if signs and
biosynthesis. symptoms of adverse reaction occur
ZYNAPSE It has shown to the patient.
neuroprotective
effects in stroke and
other hypoxic and
ischemic situations,
Drug Order: as well as it improves
learning and memory
1gm 1 tab QID performance by
(6am-12nn-6pm-12 restoring the
mn) phospholipid content
of the brain and
regulates the neural
membrane excitability
and also influences
the mitochondria.
DRUG REFERENCES:
INTERACTION

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