PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook

by George R. Spratto; Adrienne L. Woods

• ISBN13: 9780766810860
• ISBN10: 0766810860
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

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