Parkinson’s Disease
This combination medication increases dopamine in the brain to improve movement in Parkinson’s disease.
What is Levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet)
These medications modify the immune system to reduce MS relapse frequency.
What are Interferon beta-1a and 1b?
This oral medication may slow disease progression in ALS by reducing glutamate activity.
What is Riluzole?
This oral medication is a muscle relaxant used to treat spasticity.
What is Baclofen?
This cholinesterase inhibitor improves muscle strength in patients with myasthenia gravis.
What is Neostigmine (Prostigmin)?
Common adverse reactions include nausea, hypotension, and dyskinesias.
What are side effects of Levodopa-carbidopa?
Common adverse effects include flu-like symptoms, injection site reactions, and elevated liver enzymes
What are flu-like symptoms, injection site reactions, and liver enzyme elevations?
This IV medication is an antioxidant thought to reduce oxidative stress in ALS patients.
What is Edaravone (Radicava)?
This injectable medication is used to treat focal dystonias and spasticity by blocking acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction.
What is Onabotulinumtoxin (Botox)?
Adverse reactions include nausea, diarrhea, bradycardia, and muscle cramps.
What are common side effects of Neostigmine?
Nursing management includes monitoring for orthostatic hypotension and advising patients to take this with food to reduce nausea.
What is taking the medication with food?
Nursing management includes teaching proper subcutaneous or intramuscular injection technique and monitoring for liver function and depression.
What is monitoring and patient education?
Nursing management for Riluzole includes monitoring liver function tests, while Edaravone requires monitoring for hypersensitivity reactions during infusion.
What is nursing monitoring for side effects?
This medication is used for chorea in Huntington’s disease by depleting dopamine.
What is Tetrabenazine (Xenazine)?
Nursing management includes monitoring for cholinergic crisis and timing doses around meals to improve swallowing and muscle strength.
What is nursing monitoring and patient education?