Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses
- 20th Edition - December 4, 2024
- Authors: Michelle J. Willihnganz, Samuel L. Gurevitz
- Language: English
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Request a sales quoteLearn how to provide safe, effective nursing care for patients receiving drug therapy! Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, Twentieth Edition helps you understand the principles of pharmacology and apply them to nursing practice. This text explains how to make informed decisions about drug therapy, educate patients, and administer medications. This edition adds enhanced coverage of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to prepare you for the critical thinking questions on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) exam. Concise and easy to use, this essential resource helps you master the basics of medication administration and drug actions.
- NEW! Three new chapters address key topics: Drugs Used to Treat Immune and Inflammatory Disorders; Drugs Used to Treat Headaches; and Drugs Used to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- NEW! Video and animation icons direct you to supplementary videos or animations on the companion Evolve website
- UPDATED! Accurate and current content ensures you are learning the most current drugs and treatment protocols
- EXPANDED! Additional coverage of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model enhances The Nursing Process and Pharmacology chapter
- Medication Safety Alerts and Clinical Pitfall boxes, as well as Do-Not-Confuse and High Alert icons highlight the importance of safe drug handling and administration
- Nursing process application provides an overview of general principles of nursing care for each disorder, as well as specific nursing considerations for the drug treatment
- Medication Administration unit clearly and visually outlines assessment, techniques, procedures, and documentation for safe administration of percutaneous, enteral, and parenteral drugs
- Drug tables clearly outline generic and brand names, availability, and dosage ranges for key medications for each disorder
- Lifespan Considerations boxes for Children and for Older Adults draw attention to information that is especially important when giving a specific drug to patients of those age groups
- Clinical Goldmine boxes focus on best practices in the clinical setting
- Extensive resources on the Evolve companion website, including math review, patient teaching guides, chapter review questions, video clips of medication administration, and animations of drug actions, help reinforce your understanding of key concepts
Students in LPN/LVN and ADN programs
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Reviewers and Ancillary Contributors
- Preface
- Organization and Special Features
- Special Features
- New to This Edition
- Teaching and Learning Package
- Special Features
- Study Guide
- Video Contents
- UNIT I: Introduction to Pharmacology
- 1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
- Key Terms
- DRUG NAMES, STANDARDS, LEGISLATION, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
- BASIC PRINCIPLES RELATED TO DRUG THERAPY
- DRUG ACTIONS
- DRUG INTERACTIONS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 2. Drug Actions Across the Life Span
- Key Terms
- FACTORS THAT AFFECT DRUG THERAPY
- FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DRUG ACTIONS
- THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING
- NURSING IMPLICATIONS WHEN MONITORING DRUG THERAPY
- GENETICS AND DRUG METABOLISM
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 3. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology
- Key Terms
- THE NURSING PROCESS
- RELATING THE NURSING PROCESS TO PHARMACOLOGY
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 4. Patient Education to Promote Health
- Key Terms
- THREE DOMAINS OF LEARNING
- PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
- STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHCARE TEACHING
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT II: Medication Administration
- 5. Principles of Medication Administration and Medication Safety
- Key Terms
- LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- PATIENT CHARTS
- DRUG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
- DISPOSAL OF UNUSED MEDICINES
- MEDICATION ORDERS
- MEDICATION SAFETY
- SEVEN RIGHTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 6. Percutaneous Administration
- Key Terms
- ADMINISTRATION OF TOPICAL MEDICATIONS TO THE SKIN
- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 7. Enteral Administration
- Key Terms
- ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL MEDICATIONS
- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS BY GASTROINTESTINAL TUBES
- ADMINISTRATION OF RECTAL SUPPOSITORIES
- ADMINISTRATION OF A DISPOSABLE ENEMA
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 8. Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation
- Key Terms
- SAFE PREPARATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL OF PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLIES
- EQUIPMENT USED FOR PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION
- SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR PARENTERAL PREPARATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL
- PARENTERAL DOSE FORMS
- PREPARATION OF PARENTERAL MEDICATION
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 9. Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular
- Key Terms
- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY THE INTRADERMAL ROUTE
- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY THE SUBCUTANEOUS ROUTE
- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY THE INTRAMUSCULAR ROUTE
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 10. Parenteral Administration: Intravenous
- Key Terms
- PRINCIPLES OF INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
- BASIC GUIDELINES FOR THE INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT III: Drugs Affecting Neurologic Disorders
- 11. Drugs Affecting the Central and Peripheral Nervous System
- Key Terms
- THE CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS
- ANESTHESIA
- DRUG CLASS: LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: GENERAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS
- Get Ready for the Nclex® Examination!
- 12. Drugs Used to Treat Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Key Terms
- PARKINSON DISEASE
- ALZHEIMER DISEASE
- Get Ready for The NCLEX® Examination!
- 13. Drugs Used to Treat Seizure Disorders
- Key Terms
- SEIZURE DISORDERS
- DESCRIPTIONS OF SEIZURES
- ANTIEPILEPTIC THERAPY
- DRUG CLASS: BENZODIAZEPINES
- DRUG CLASS: HYDANTOINS
- DRUG CLASS: SUCCINIMIDES
- DRUG CLASS: MISCELLANEOUS ANTIEPILEPTIC MEDICINES
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 14. Drugs Used to Treat Headaches
- Key Terms
- HEADACHE DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR HEADACHES
- DRUG CLASS: CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ERGOT DERIVATIVES
- DRUG CLASS: TRIPTANS
- DRUG CLASS: DITANS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 15. Drugs Used to Treat Pain: Focus on Opioids
- Key Terms
- PAIN
- PAIN MANAGEMENT
- DRUG CLASS: OPIOID AGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: OPIOID PARTIAL AGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: OPIOID ANTAGONISTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT IV: Drugs Affecting Psychiatric Disorders
- 16. Drugs Used to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Key Terms
- ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
- ADHD TREATMENT
- DRUG CLASS: STIMULANTS
- DRUG CLASS: NONSTIMULANTS—SELECTIVE NOREPINEPHRINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: NONSTIMULANTS—CENTRAL ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 17. Drugs Used to Treat Substance Use Disorders
- Key Terms
- CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- OVERVIEW OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
- PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
- DRUGS USED TO TREAT ALCOHOLISM
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 18. Drugs Used to Treat Schizophrenia
- Key Terms
- PSYCHOSIS
- TREATMENT OF PSYCHOSIS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR PSYCHOSIS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 19. Drugs Used to Treat Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
- Key Terms
- DEPRESSIVE AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS
- DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
- TREATMENT OF DEPRESSIVE AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR DEPRESSIVE AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS
- DRUG CLASS: MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: SEROTONIN-NOREPINEPHRINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS
- DRUG CLASS: MISCELLANEOUS AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIMANIC AGENT
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 20. Drugs Used to Treat Anxiety Disorders
- Key Terms
- ANXIETY DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS
- DRUG CLASS: BENZODIAZEPINES
- DRUG CLASS: AZASPIRONES
- DRUG CLASS: SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: MISCELLANEOUS ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 21. Drugs Used to Treat Sleep Disorders
- Key Terms
- SLEEP AND SLEEP PATTERN DISTURBANCE
- SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC THERAPY
- DRUG CLASS: BENZODIAZEPINES
- DRUG CLASS: NONBENZODIAZEPINE SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT V: Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular Disorders
- 22. Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias
- Key Terms
- METABOLIC SYNDROME
- ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
- TREATMENT OF HYPERLIPIDEMIAS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIAS
- DRUG CLASS: STATINS (HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS)
- DRUG CLASS: BILE ACID–BINDING RESINS
- DRUG CLASS: ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE-CITRATE LYASE INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: PCSK9 INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: NIACIN
- DRUG CLASS: FIBRIC ACIDS
- DRUG CLASS: OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 23. Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension
- Key Terms
- HYPERTENSION
- TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION
- DRUG THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSION
- DRUG CLASS: DIURETICS
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKERS
- DRUG CLASS: DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: MINERALOCORTICOID (ALDOSTERONE) RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
- DRUG CLASS: CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
- DRUG CLASS: ALPHA-1 ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CENTRAL-ACTING ALPHA-2 AGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: DIRECT VASODILATORS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 24. Drugs Used to Treat Arrhythmias
- Key Terms
- ARRHYTHMIAS
- TREATMENT FOR ARRHYTHMIAS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ARRHYTHMIAS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS IA ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS IB ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS IC ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS II ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS III ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CLASS IV ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS: CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: MISCELLANEOUS ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
- Get Ready For The Nclex® Examination!
- 25. Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris
- Key Terms
- ANGINA PECTORIS
- TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORIS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ANGINA PECTORIS
- DRUG CLASS: NITRATES
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKERS
- DRUG CLASS: CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
- DRUG CLASS: ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: MYOCARDIAL CELL SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 26. Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Key Terms
- PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
- TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
- DRUG THERAPY FOR PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
- DRUG CLASS: PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITOR
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 27. Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders
- Key Terms
- THROMBOEMBOLIC DISORDERS
- TREATMENT OF THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC DISORDERS
- DRUG CLASS: PLATELET INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: PLATELET INHIBITORS—GLYCOPROTEIN IIB/IIIA INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS—FACTOR XA INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS—DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS—VITAMIN K INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: PARENTERAL ANTICOAGULANTS
- DRUG CLASS: PARENTERAL ANTICOAGULANTS—HEPARINS
- DRUG CLASS: FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 28. Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
- Key Terms
- HEART FAILURE
- TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE
- DRUG THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE
- DRUG CLASS: LOOP DIURETICS
- DRUG CLASS: ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR-NEPRILYSIN INHIBITOR (ARNI)
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES
- DRUG CLASS: PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: MISCELLANEOUS AGENT
- Get Ready for the nclex® Examination!
- UNIT VI: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
- 29. Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease
- Key Terms
- UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
- COMMON UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- TREATMENT OF UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- DRUG CLASS: SYMPATHOMIMETIC DECONGESTANTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIHISTAMINES
- DRUG CLASS: RESPIRATORY ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 30. Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease
- Key Terms
- LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
- COMMON LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- TREATMENT OF LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- DRUG CLASS: EXPECTORANT
- DRUG CLASS: SALINE SOLUTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: MUCOLYTIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BRONCHODILATING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTICHOLINERGIC (ANTIMUSCARINIC) BRONCHODILATING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: RESPIRATORY ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS—CORTICOSTEROIDS USED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE
- DRUG CLASS: ANTILEUKOTRIENE AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: PHOSPHODIESTERASE-4 INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: IMMUNOMODULATOR AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT VII: Drugs Affecting the Digestive System
- 31. Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Key Terms
- PHYSIOLOGY OF THE STOMACH
- COMMON STOMACH DISORDERS
- TREATMENT OF GERD AND PUD
- DRUG THERAPY FOR GERD AND PUD
- DRUG CLASS: ANTACIDS
- DRUG CLASS: HISTAMINE-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: GASTROINTESTINAL PROSTAGLANDIN
- DRUG CLASS: PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: COATING AGENT
- DRUG CLASS: PROKINETIC AGENT
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 32. Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting
- Key Terms
- NAUSEA AND VOMITING
- COMMON CAUSES OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING
- DRUG THERAPY FOR SELECTED CAUSES OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING
- DRUG CLASS: DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: CORTICOSTEROIDS
- DRUG CLASS: BENZODIAZEPINES
- DRUG CLASS: CANNABINOIDS
- DRUG CLASS: NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 33. Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and Diarrhea
- Key Terms
- PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION
- CONSTIPATION
- DIARRHEA
- TREATMENT OF ALTERED ELIMINATION
- DRUG CLASS: LAXATIVES
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT VIII: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
- 34. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus
- Key Terms
- DIABETES MELLITUS
- COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS
- TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
- DRUG CLASS: INSULINS
- DRUG CLASS: BIGUANIDE ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT
- DRUG CLASS: SULFONYLUREA ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: MEGLITINIDE ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: THIAZOLIDINEDIONE ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: SODIUM-GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS
- INCRETIN-RELATED ANTIDIABETIC THERAPY
- DRUG CLASS: INCRETIN MIMETIC AGENTS (GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 AGONISTS)
- DRUG CLASS: DUAL GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 AND GLUCOSE-DEPENDENT INSULINOTROPIC POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR AGONISTS
- DRUG CLASS: DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIHYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 35. Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease
- Key Terms
- THYROID GLAND
- THYROID DISEASES
- TREATMENT OF THYROID DISEASES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR THYROID DISEASES
- DRUG CLASS: THYROID REPLACEMENT HORMONES
- DRUG CLASS: ANTITHYROID MEDICATIONS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT IX: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System
- 36. Drugs Used in Obstetrics
- Key Terms
- OBSTETRICS
- DRUG CLASS: UTERINE STIMULANTS
- DRUG CLASS: UTERINE RELAXANTS
- DRUG CLASS: NEONATAL OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT
- DRUG CLASS: NEONATAL VITAMIN
- Get Ready for The Nclex® Examination!
- 37. Drugs Used in Men’s and Women’s Health
- Key Terms
- THE GONADS AND GONADAL HORMONES (ESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE, AND TESTOSTERONE)
- DRUG THERAPY FOR CONTRACEPTION
- DRUG THERAPY FOR MENOPAUSE
- DRUG THERAPY FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR LEUKORRHEA AND GENITAL INFECTIONS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR MALE GONADAL DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT X: Drugs Affecting Other Body Systems
- 38. Drugs Used to Treat Urinary System Disorders
- Key Terms
- URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: URINARY ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: FOSFOMYCIN ANTIBIOTIC
- DRUG CLASS: OTHER URINARY ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT
- DRUG THERAPY FOR OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME
- DRUG CLASS: ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENTS FOR OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-3 ADRENERGIC AGENTS FOR OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME
- MISCELLANEOUS URINARY AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 39. Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders
- Key Terms
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE
- GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TOPICAL OPHTHALMIC DRUG THERAPY
- GLAUCOMA
- DRUG THERAPY FOR GLAUCOMA
- DRUG CLASS: CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: ALPHA-ADRENERGIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: PROSTAGLANDIN ANALOGS
- DRUG CLASS: RHO KINASE INHIBITOR
- DRUG CLASS: ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: OPHTHALMIC ANTIBIOTIC
- DRUG CLASS: CORTICOSTEROIDS
- DRUG CLASS: OPHTHALMIC ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIHISTAMINES
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIALLERGENIC AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: DIAGNOSTIC AGENT
- DRUG CLASS: ARTIFICIAL TEAR SOLUTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR ANTAGONISTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 40. Drugs Used to Treat Cancer
- Key Terms
- CANCER AND THE USE OF ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR CANCER
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 41. Drugs Used to Treat Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Key Terms
- COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
- DRUG CLASS: CENTRALLY ACTING SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
- DRUG CLASS: DIRECT-ACTING SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
- DRUG CLASS: NONOPIOID ANALGESICS
- DRUG CLASS: NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS
- DRUG CLASS: GOUT AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 42. Drugs Used to Treat Immune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Key Terms
- IMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
- DRUG CLASS: FUMARATES
- DRUG CLASS: SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE (S1P) RECEPTOR MODULATORS
- DRUG CLASS: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
- DRUG CLASS: GLUCOCORTICOIDS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIMETABOLITE
- DRUG CLASS: TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS
- DRUG CLASS: JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS
- DRUG THERAPY FOR PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
- DRUG CLASS: INTERLEUKIN ANTAGONISTS (IL-17, I-23, IL-12/23)
- DRUG THERAPY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
- DRUG CLASS: INTEGRIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT XI: Drugs Used to Treat Infections
- 43. Drugs Used to Treat Bacterial Infections
- Key Terms
- DRUG THERAPY FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: PENICILLINS
- DRUG CLASS: CEPHALOSPORINS
- DRUG CLASS: CARBAPENEMS
- DRUG CLASS: MONOBACTAM
- DRUG CLASS: GLYCOPEPTIDES
- DRUG CLASS: AMINOGLYCOSIDES
- DRUG CLASS: GLYCYLCYCLINES
- DRUG CLASS: LINCOSAMIDES
- DRUG CLASS: MACROLIDES
- DRUG CLASS: OXAZOLIDINONES
- DRUG CLASS: PLEUROMUTILIN
- DRUG CLASS: TETRACYCLINES
- DRUG CLASS: SULFONAMIDES
- DRUG CLASS: QUINOLONES
- DRUG CLASS: NITROIMIDAZOLES
- DRUG CLASS: CYCLIC LIPOPEPTIDE
- DRUG CLASS: ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 44. Drugs Used to Treat Viral Infections
- Key Terms
- VIRUSES
- DRUG THERAPY FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: HERPES ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR INFLUENZA
- DRUG CLASS: DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS
- DRUG CLASS: NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS AND INTEGRASE STRAND TRANSFER INHIBITORS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- 45. Drugs Used to Treat Fungal Infections
- Key Terms
- FUNGI
- DRUG THERAPY FOR FUNGAL INFECTIONS
- DRUG CLASS: TOPICAL ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
- DRUG CLASS: SYSTEMIC ANTIFUNGALS—POLYENES
- DRUG CLASS: AZOLE ANTIFUNGALS
- DRUG CLASS: ECHINOCANDINS
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- INDEX
- The Joint Commission’s Official “Do Not Use” List
- No. of pages: 880
- Language: English
- Edition: 20
- Published: December 4, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443126994
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780443263972
- eBook ISBN: 9780443263989
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Michelle J. Willihnganz
Michelle J. Willihnganz is a RCTC Nursing Instructor at Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
RCTC Nursing Instructor, Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, Minnesota, USASG
Samuel L. Gurevitz
Professor Emeritus Samuel L. Gurevitz works at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA