PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook,9780766810860

PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook

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ISBN13: 9780766810860
ISBN10: 0766810860
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

An easy-to-use and comprehensive reference book with up-to-date drug information. Included are A-Z listings of drugs with dosage, overdose symptoms and treatments. 2000 Nurse's Handbook offers complete, alphabetically arranged descriptions of each drug -- including contents, dosage, side effects, overdose symptoms, and treatments.
-- Updated 12 times a year on the internet.
-- Over 3000 new drugs facts!
-- An overdose management category that combines symptoms and treatment in one convenient location
-- The largest therapeutic drug section of any A-Z drug reference

Table of Contents

Online Services ii
Notice to the Reader v
Acknowledgments vi
Preface vii
Using the Handbook ix
Common Sound-Alike Drug Names xv
Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols xix
Drugs Archived on the Web xxvi
How to Use PDR-2000
1(6)
Therapeutic Drug Classifications
7(172)
Alkylating Agents
7(1)
Alpha-1-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
7(2)
Amebicides and Trichomonacides
9(1)
Aminoglycosides
10(2)
Amphetamines and Derivatives
12(3)
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
15(2)
Anthelmintics
17(3)
Antianemic Drugs
20(2)
Antianginal Drugs---Nitrates/Nitrites
22(4)
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
26(1)
Anticoagulants
27(2)
Anticonvulsants
29(2)
Antidepressants, Tricyclic
31(5)
Antidiabetic Agents: Hypoglycemic Agents
36(4)
Antidiabetic Agents: Insulins
40(10)
Antiemetics
50(1)
Antihistamines (H1 Blockers)
51(4)
Antihyperlipidemic Agents---HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
55(1)
Antihypertensive Agents
56(2)
Anti-Infective Drugs
58(3)
Antimalarial Drugs, 4-Aminoquinolines
61(2)
Antineoplastic Agents
63(11)
Antiparkinson Agents
74(1)
Antipsychotic Agents, Phenothiazines
75(5)
Antithyroid Drugs
80(1)
Antiviral Drugs
81(1)
Barbiturates
82(6)
Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
88(4)
Calcium Channel Blocking Agents
92(1)
Calcium Salts
93(2)
Cardiac Glycosides
95(5)
Cephalosporins
100(3)
Cholinergic Blocking Agents
103(3)
Corticosteroids
106(8)
Diuretics, Loop
114(2)
Diuretics, Thiazides
116(3)
Estrogens
119(3)
Fluoroquinolones
122(1)
Histamine H2 Antagonists
123(2)
Insulins
125(1)
Laxatives
125(2)
Narcotic Analgesics
127(4)
Narcotic Antagonists
131(1)
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
132(2)
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
134(4)
Ophthalmic Cholinergic (Miotic) Agents
138(1)
Oral Contraceptives: Estrogen-Progesterone Combinations
139(7)
Penicillins
146(3)
Progesterone and Progestins
149(1)
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants, Centrally Acting
150(1)
Succinimide Anticonvulsants
151(2)
Sulfonamides
153(2)
Sympathomimetic Drugs
155(4)
Tetracyclines
159(2)
Theophylline Derivatives
161(4)
Thyroid Drugs
165(2)
Tranquilizers/Antimanic Drugs/Hypnotics
167(4)
Vaccines
171(1)
Vitamins
171(8)
A--Z Listing of Drugs
179(1204)
Appendix 1 Controlled Substances in the United States and Canada 1383(3)
Appendix 2 Elements of a Prescription 1386(1)
Appendix 3 Pregnancy Categories: FDA Assigned 1387(1)
Appendix 4 Nomogram for Estimating Body Surface Area 1388(1)
Appendix 5 Easy Formulas for IV Rate Calculation 1389(1)
Appendix 6 Adult IVPB Medication Administration Guidelines and Riders 1390(2)
Appendix 7 Therapeutic Classification of Wounds and Dressings 1392(4)
Appendix 8 Drug Preview 1396(6)
Appendix 9 Commonly Accepted Therapeutic Drug Levels 1402(2)
Appendix 10 Tables of Weights and Measures 1404(3)
Index 1407

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