Foundations of clinical drug therapy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abrams, Anne Collins
Other Authors: Pennington, Sandra Smith
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to pharmacology
  • Basic concepts and processes
  • Dosage calculations
  • Administering medications
  • Nursing process in drug therapy
  • Narcotic analgesics and narcotic antagonists
  • Analgesic-antipyretic-anti-inflammatory and related drugs
  • Antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic drugs
  • Antipsychotic drugs
  • Drugs for mood disorders : antidepressants and mood stabilizers
  • Antiseizure drugs
  • Antiparkinson drugs
  • Skeletal muscle relaxants
  • Substance abuse disorders
  • Central nervous system stimulants
  • Adrenergic drugs
  • Antiadrenergic drugs
  • Cholinergic drugs
  • Anticholinergic drugs
  • Hypothalamic, pituitary, parathyroid and adrenal hormones
  • Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • Antidiabetic drugs
  • Drugs use during pregnancy and lactation
  • Drugs affecting female reproductive health
  • Drugs affecting male reproductive health
  • Nutritional support products
  • Drugs for weight management
  • General characteristics of antimicrobial drugs
  • Beta-lactam antibacterials : penicillins, cephalosporins, and others
  • Aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, macrolides, and miscellaneous antibacterials
  • Tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and urinary agents
  • Drugs for tuberculosis and mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease
  • Antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic drugs
  • Immunizing agents
  • Hematopoietic and immunostimulant drugs
  • Corticosteroids and immunosuppressants
  • Bronchodilating and other antiasthmatic drugs
  • Antihistamines
  • Drug therapy of heart failure
  • Antidysrhythmic drugs
  • Antianginal drugs
  • Drugs used in hypotension and shock
  • Antihypertensive drugs
  • Diuretics
  • Drugs that affect blood coagulation
  • Drugs for dyslipidemia
  • Drugs used for peptic ulcer and acid reflux disorders
  • Antiemetics