Mosby's 2002 Nursing Drug Reference

by Skidmore-Roth, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780323009829
• ISBN10: 0323009824
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This portable, up-to-date reference contains all the essential data for administering the most common prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade names. Features more than 1,000 new drug facts, including revised nursing considerations and patient/family teaching guidelines, and more.

Table of Contents

Drug categories	p. 1
Alpha-adrenergic blockers	p. 1
Anesthetics--general/local	p. 2
Antacids	p. 3
Antianginals	p. 5
Anticholinergics	p. 6
Anticoagulants	p. 8
Anticonvulsants	p. 10
Antidepressants	p. 11
Antidiabetics	p. 13
Antidiarrheals	p. 15
Antidysrhythmics	p. 16
Antifungals (systemic)	p. 18
Antihistamines	p. 20
Antihypertensives	p. 21
Antiinfectives	p. 23
Antineoplastics	p. 25
Antiparkinson agents	p. 28
Antipsychotics	p. 29
Antituberculars	p. 31
Antitussives/expectorants	p. 32
Antivirals	p. 34
Barbiturates	p. 35
Benzodiazepines	p. 37
Beta-adrenergic blockers	p. 38
Bronchodilators	p. 40
Calcium channel blockers	p. 41
Cardiac glycosides	p. 43
Cholinergics	p. 44
Cholinergic blockers	p. 46
Corticosteroids	p. 47
Diuretics	p. 49
Histamine H[subscript 2] antagonists	p. 51
Immunosuppressants	p. 52
Laxatives	p. 53
Neuromuscular blocking agents	p. 55
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatories	p. 56
Opioid analgesics	p. 58
Salicylates	p. 59
Thrombolytics	p. 61
Thyroid hormones	p. 63
Vasodilators	p. 64
Vitamins	p. 66
Individual drugs	p. 67
Appendixes
Selected new drugs	p. 1007
Recent FDA drug approvals	p. 1028
Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical products	p. 1029
Commonly used antiinfectives in adults and children	p. 1043
Vaccines and toxoids	p. 1045
Combination products	p. 1047
Less frequently used antihistamines	p. 1088
Look-alike/sound-alike drug names	p. 1091
Herbal products	p. 1094
FDA pregnancy categories	p. 1101
Controlled substance chart	p. 1102
Abbreviations	p. 1104
Weights and equivalents	p. 1107
Formulas for drug calculations	p. 1108
Nomogram for calculation of body surface area	p. 1109
Bibliography	p. 1110
Index	p. 1125
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