| Name |
Dosage |
Frequency |
Doctor |
Notations |
| Acetaminophen w/
codeine (Tylenol® #3) |
tab |
1 or 2 every 4 hrs as needed |
Sharma |
for cough and
pain |
| Ambien®
(Zolpidem tartrate) |
10 mg |
1 daily at bedtime |
Sharma |
Started
Aug. 25, 2000 to
sleep |
| Celebrex®
(celecoxib) |
200 mg |
twice daily |
Sharma |
For arthritic pain. First
prescribed by Dr. Perkins in '99. |
| Coumadin® (Warfarin) |
1 mg |
1 daily |
Perkins |
Started
March, 2000. A blood thinner,
for her Port |
| Diovan®
(Valsartan) |
80mg/12.5 mg |
every other day |
John Wood |
For high blood pressure,
since 1997. |
| Duragesic® (fentanyl transdermal) |
50
mg/h
1 patch |
1 patch,
every 72 hrs |
Sharma |
An opioid originally prescribed
May
8, '01, inceased to 2 patches
Jun
19, '01. Nurse "Cathy" reduced back to
July
2, '01. Neila chose to stop this entirely a week later, but then nurse
Cathy recomended going back to 2 a day after a fall on
July 12th, 2001. On
July 17th increased to 75
mg/h. We removed it July 25. With the crisis of Oct
28th, the hospice nurse started 75 mg/h.
|
| Ecotrin® (Enteric Asprin) |
325 mg |
1 daily |
over-the-counter |
Predates onset of cancer.
Low-dosage aspirin recommended by Dr. John Wood |
| Oxy IR®
(Oxycodone) |
5 mg |
1 or 2 every 3 to 4 hours |
Sharma |
For "break-out" pain in
conjunction with
Duragesic® |
| Paxil® (Paroxetine) |
20 mg |
1 daily |
Sharma |
An anti-depressant,
originally prescribed in 1995 by Dr. Jivesh Sharma. She has taken Paxil
continuosulsy since. Dr. Perkins increased this to 40 mg daily starting Oct
1999, but reduced dose back to 20 mg daily in April , 2000. |
| Prochlorperazine
(Compazine®) |
10 mg |
1 every 6 hours as needed |
Perkins |
Started in April 2000 for nausea associated with
chemotherapy. Continues as needed use for nausea. |
| Valium®,
diazepam |
2mg |
as
needed |
Perkins |
Predates onset of cancer. Takes
rarely. |
| Zantac®
(Ranitidine) |
75
mg |
2
daily |
over-the-counter |
Originally prescribed 1996 by Dr.
McIntyre in 150 mg dose, continues with the over-the-counter 75 mg.
|
