Havard's nursing guide to drugs / Adriana Tiziani.

Dedication Contents by body system Introduction Reviewers Acne treatment Analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Anorectics and weight-loss agents Anthelmintics Anti-Alzheimer’s agents Antianginal agents Antianxiety agents Antiarrhythmic agents Antiasthma agents, bronchodilators and respiratory agents Antibacterial agents Anticoagulants and antithrombotic agents Antidepressants Antidiabetic agents Antidiarrhoeal agents Antidotes, antagonists and chelating agents Antiemetic agents Antiepileptics Antifungal agents Antiglaucoma agents Antigout and uricolytic agents Antihistamines Antihypertensive agents Antimalarial agents Antimigraine agents Antimycobacterial agents Antineoplastic agents Antineoplastic support agents Anti-Parkinson’s agents Antiplatelet agents Antiprotozoal agents Antipsychotic and mood-stabilising agents Antiulcer agents Antiviral agents Bladder function disorder agents Bone and calcium regulating agents Cardiac glycosides Cholinergic and anticholinergic agents Corticosteroids Cough suppressants and expectorants Dermatological agents Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) Diuretics Drug dependence Erectile dysfunction agents Eye, ear, nose and throat agents Fibrinolytic agents Gastrointestinal agents (miscellaneous) General anaesthetics Haemopoietic agents Haemostatics Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones Immunomodifiers Laxatives Lipid regulating agents Local anaesthetics Metabolic disorders agents Movement disorder agents Muscle relaxants Neuromuscular blocking agents Opioid analgesics Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding Pulmonary hypertension agents Sedatives and hypnotics Sex hormones Stimulants Sympathomimetic agents Thyroid and antithyroid agents Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antivenoms Vasodilators Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes Miscellaneous agents Appendix 1 Poisoning and its treatment Appendix 2 Poisons information centres Appendix 3 Changes to drug names Bibliography Glossary Index

"Trusted by nursing and midwifery students and clinicians in Australia since 1983, the 11th edition of Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable tool for reliable, accurate and up-to-date drug information. The guide is easy to access and user-friendly. It provides all the medication information you need to know, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system, and referred to by both trade and generic name. The book includes best practice in drug administration as well as patient teaching information to improve care. This edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines." -- Publisher.