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Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs

  • 10th Edition - May 24, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Adriana Tiziani
  • Language: English

The premier drug guide for nurses and midwives since 1983. Now in its 10th edition, Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs continues to provide reliable, accurate drug information for nu… Read more

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The premier drug guide for nurses and midwives since 1983.

Now in its 10th edition, Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs continues to provide reliable, accurate drug information for nursing and midwifery students and practitioners.

This user-friendly drug guide delivers safe, up-to-date drug administration information regarding form, action, use, dose, adverse effects and interactions in compliance with current pharmaceutical guidelines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration and MIMS. Nursing points and cautions highlight best practice in drug administration and expanded focus on Patient teaching and advice ensures quality patient care.

Key features

  • All drugs listed by therapeutic class and by body system
  • Both trade names and generic drug names are provided
  • Icons indicate cautions for drugs used during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and drug specific restrictions in sport
  • A quick reference guide for calculating drug dosages and drip rates
  • Common abbreviations, units and concentrations

Table of contents

Contents by therapeutic classContents by body systemAt a GlancePatient Teaching and Advice1. Acne treatment2. Analgesics and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids)3. Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)4. Anorectics and weightloss agents5. ANTACIDS6. ANTHELMINTICS7. ANTIALZHEIMER’S AGENTS8. ANTIANGINAL AGENTS9. ANTIANXIETY AGENTS10. ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS11. ANTIASTHMA AGENTS, BRONCHODILATORS AND RESPIRATORY AGENTS12. ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS13. ANTICOAGULANT AND ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS14. ANTIDEPRESSANTS15. ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS16. ANTIDIARRHOEAL AGENTS17. ANTIDOTES, ANTAGONISTS AND CHELATING AGENTS18. ANTIEMETIC AGENTS19. ANTIEPILEPTICS20. ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS21. Antiglaucoma agents22. ANTIGOUT AND URICOLYTIC AGENTS23. ANTIHISTAMINES24. ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS25. ANTIMALARIAL AGENTS26. ANTIMIGRAINE AGENTS27. ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENTS28. ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS29. ANTINEOPLASTIC SUPPORT AGENTS30. ANTIPARKINSON’S AGENTS31. ANTIPLATELET AGENTS32. ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS33. ANTIPSYCHOTIC AND MOOD STABILISING AGENTS34. ANTIULCER AGENTS35. ANTIVIRAL AGENTS36. BLADDER FUNCTION DISORDER AGENTS37. BONE AND CALCIUM REGULATING AGENTS38. CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES39. CHOLINERGIC AND ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENTS40. CORTICOSTEROIDS41. COUGH SUPPRESSANTS, EXPECTORANTS AND MUCOLYTICS42. DERMATOLOGICAL AGENTS43. DIURETICS44. DRUG DEPENDENCE45. ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AGENTS46. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT AGENTS47. FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS48. GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS (MISCELLANEOUS)49. GENERAL ANAESTHETICS50. HAEMOPOIETIC AGENTS51. HAEMOSTATICS52. HYPOTHALAMIC AND PITUITARY HORMONES53. IMMUNOMODIFIERS54. LAXATIVES55. LIPID REGULATING AGENTS56. LOCAL ANAESTHETICS57. Metabolic disorders agents58. Movement disorders agents59. MUSCLE RELAXANTS60. NEUROMUSCULARBLOCKING AGENTS61. OPIOID ANALGESICS62. PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING63. Pulmonary hypertension agents64. SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS65. SEX HORMONES66. STIMULANTS67. SYMPATHOMIMETIC AGENTS68. THYROID AND ANTITHYROID AGENTS69. VACCINES, IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND ANTIVENOMS70. VASODILATORS71. VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ELECTROLYTES72. MISCELLANEOUS AGENTSAppendix 1: Poisoning and its treatmentAppendix 2: Poisons information centres and medicine information centresAppendix 3: Alternative drug namesAppendix 4: Normal reference values

Product details

  • Edition: 10
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 21, 2017
  • Language: English

About the author

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Adriana Tiziani

Adriana Tiziani is Course Director, Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, VIC.
Affiliations and expertise
Course Director, Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia