Side Effects of Drugs Annual Vol. 22 : A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data and Trendes

by Aronson, Jeffrey K.

• ISBN13: 9780444500922
• ISBN10: 0444500928
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

Summary

Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK. Provides a critical and current account of new information relating to adverse drug reactions and interactions from a clinician's point of view.

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
List of special reviews	xv
Cumulative index of special reviews, Annuals 16-21	xvii
How to use this book	xxi
Essay: Errors in prescribing, preparing, and giving medicines: definition, classification, and prevention	xxiii
R.E. Ferner
J.K. Aronson
Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite	1	(10)
R.P. Sequeira
Antidepressant drugs	11	(8)
P.J. Cowen
Lithium	19	(10)
J.W. Jefferson
Drugs of abuse	29	(10)
E.J. Wong
J.K. Patel
A.I. Green
Hypnotics and sedatives	39	(6)
S. Curran
S. Lally
Antipsychotic drugs	45	(36)
A. Carvajal
L.H. Martin Arias
Antiepileptic drugs	81	(16)
E. Perucca
Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists	97	(10)
A.H. Ghodse
R.E. Edwards
Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout	107	(17)
A. Del Favero
General anesthetics and therapeutic gases	124	(10)
T.G. Short
M.A. Faigan
Local anesthetics	134	(12)
S.A. Schug
J.E. Ritchie
Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants	146	(8)
O. Zuzan
M. Leuwer
Drugs affecting autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system	154	(5)
M. Schachter
Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics	159	(17)
A.C. de Groot
Antihistamines	176	(5)
A.N. Nicholson
Drugs acting on the respiratory tract	181	(20)
J.W. Paterson
K.M. Lulich
Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias	201	(12)
J.K. Aronson
β-Adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs	213	(8)
A.P. Maggioni
M.G. Franzosi
R. Latini
Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations	221	(3)
R. Verhaeghe
Antihypertensive drugs	224	(9)
F. Zannad
Diuretics	233	(9)
G.T. McInnes
Metals	242	(12)
G.B. van der Voet
F.A. de Wolff
Metal antagonists	254	(8)
R.H.B. Meyboom
Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants	262	(3)
P. Magee
Penicillins, cephalosporins, other β-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines	265	(8)
T. Midtvedt
Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs	273	(12)
J.K. Aronson
Antifungal drugs	285	(17)
R.G. Irwin
A.H. Groll
T.J. Walsh
Antiprotozoal drugs	302	(15)
I. Ribeiro
C. Woodrow
S. Krishna
Antiviral drugs	317	(4)
P. Reiss
M.D. de Jong
Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy	321	(3)
C.J. Ellis
Antihelminthic drugs	324	(9)
A.G.C. Bauer
Vaccines	333	(28)
S. Dittmann
Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products	361	(10)
H.W. Eijkhout
W.G. van Aken
Intravenous infusions: solutions and emulsions	371	(15)
P.I. Folb
Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis	386	(3)
K. Peerlinck
J. Vermylen
Gastrointestinal drugs	389	(10)
H.J. de Silva
Drugs acting on the immune system	399	(32)
T. Vial
G. Chevrel
J. Descotes
Vitamins	431	(11)
H.D. Reuter
Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins	442	(16)
J. Costa
M. Farre
Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives	458	(11)
A. Buitenhuis
C.J. van Boxtel
Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs	469	(3)
J.A. Franklyn
Insulin, glucagon, and hypoglycemic drugs	472	(11)
H.M.J. Krans
Miscellaneous hormones	483	(7)
P. Coates
Drugs affecting lipid metabolism	490	(4)
I. Aursnes
Cytostatic drugs	494	(4)
A. Stanley
Radiological contrast agents	498	(9)
S.K. Morcos
P. Brown
Drugs used in ocular treatment	507	(4)
B.C.P. Polak
Treatments used in complementary medicine	511	(9)
E. Ernst
J. Barnes
Miscellaneous drugs, materials, and medical devices	520	(9)
N.H. Choulis
The WHO international drug monitoring programme	529	(7)
Address list of national centers participating in the WHO drug monitoring scheme	536	(11)
Index of drugs	547	(16)
Index of side effects	563