Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 & adrenal hormones -- Thyroid and antithyroid drugs -- Antidiabetic drugs -- Drugs used in 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 -- Immunizing agents -- Hematopoietic and immunostimulant drugs -- Corticosteroids and immunosuppressants -- Bronchodilating and other antiasthmatic drugs -- Antihistamines -- Drug therapy of heart failure -- Antidysrrhythmic drugs -- Antianginal drugs -- Drugs used in hypotension and shock -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Diuretics -- Drugs that affect blood coagulation -- Drugs for dyslipidemia -- Drugs used in peptic ulcer and acid reflux disorders -- Antiemetics.

All Ages.

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