CONTENTS
PART 1 Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology
1 Introduction to Drugs
2 Drugs and the Body
3 Toxic Effects of Drugs
4 The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
5 Dosage Calculations
6 Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
PART 2 Chemotherapeutic Agents
7 Introduction to Cell Physiology
8 Antiinfective Agents
9 Antibiotics
10 Antiviral Agents
11 Antifungal Agents
12 Antiprotozoal Agents
13 Anthelmintic Agents
14 Antineoplastic Agents
PART 3 Drugs Acting on the Immune System
15 Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
16 Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
17 Immune Modulators
18 Vaccines and Sera
PART 4 Drugs Acting on the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
19 Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
20 Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
21 Antidepressant Agents
22 Psychotherapeutic Agents
23 Antiseizure Agents
24 Antiparkinsonism Agents
25 Muscle Relaxants
26 Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
27 General and Local Anesthetic Agents
28 Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
PART 5 Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
29 Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
30 Adrenergic Agonists
31 Adrenergic Antagonists
32 Cholinergic Agonists
33 Anticholinergic Agents
PART 6 Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System
34 Introduction to the Endocrine System
35 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
36 Adrenocortical Agents
37 Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
38 Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
PART 7 Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System
39 Introduction to the Reproductive System
40 Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
41 Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
PART 8 Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
42 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
43 Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
44 Agents for Treating Heart Failure
45 Antiarrhythmic Agents
46 Antianginal Agents
47 Lipid-Lowering Agents
48 Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
49 Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
PART 9 Drugs Acting on the Renal System
50 Introduction to the Renal System
51 Diuretic Agents
52 Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
PART 10 Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
53 Introduction to the Respiratory System
54 Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
55 Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
PART 11 Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal system
56 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
57 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
58 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
59 Antiemetic Agents
Appendices
A Parenteral Agents
B Topical Agents
C Ophthalmic Agents
D Vitamins
E Alternative and Complementary Therapies
F Diagnostic Agents
G Canadian Drug Names
H Tables of Normal Values
I Canadian Recommended Immunization schedule