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Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs

  • 11th Edition - October 18, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Adriana Tiziani
  • Language: English

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, accura… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • Available forms, action, use, dosage, adverse effects and interactions
  • Formulae to calculate drug doses and drip rates
  • All drugs listed by therapeutic class and body system
  • Nursing points, including administration advice and cautions
  • Patient education notes
  • Midwifery/pregnancy considerations
  • An eBook included in all print purchases

Table of contents

Acne treatment

2 Analgesics and nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (nsaids)

3 Anorectics and weightloss agents

4 Anthelmintics

5 Antialzheimer's agents

6 Antianginal agents

7 Antianxiety agents

8 Antiarrhythmic agents

9 Antiasthma agents, bronchodilators and respiratory agents

10 Antibacterial agents

11 Anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents

12 Antidepressants

13 Antidiabetic agents

14 Antidiarrhoeal agents

15 Antidotes, antagonists and chelating agents

16 Antiemetic agents

17 Antiepileptics

18 Antifungal agents

19 Antiglaucoma agents

20 Antigout and uricolytic agents

21 Antihistamines

22 Antihypertensive agents

23 Antimalarial agents

24 Antimigraine agents

25 Antimycobacterial agents

26 Antineoplastic agents

27 Antineoplastic support agents

28 Antiparkinson's agents

29 Antiplatelet agents

30 Antiprotozoal agents

31 Antipsychotic and mood stabilising agents

32 Antiulcer agents

33 Antiviral agents

34 Bladder function disorder agents

35 Bone and calcium regulating agents

36 Cardiac glycosides

37 Cholinergic and anticholinergic agents

38 Corticosteroids

39 Cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics

40 Dermatological agents

41 Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (dmards)

42 Diuretics

43 Drug dependence

44 Erectile dysfunction agents

45 Eye, ear, nose and throat agents

46 Fibrinolytic agents

47 Gastrointestinal agents (miscellaneous)

48 General anaesthetics

49 Haemopoietic agents

50 Haemostatics

51 Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones

52 Immunomodifiers

53 Laxatives

54 Lipid regulating agents

55 Local anaesthetics

56 Metabolic disorders agents

57 Movement disorders agents

58 Muscle relaxants

59 Neuromuscularblocking agents

60 Opioid analgesics

61 Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding

62 Pulmonary hypertension agents

63 Sedatives and hypnotics

64 Sex hormones

65 Stimulants

66 Sympathomimetic agents

67 Thyroid and antithyroid agents

68 Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antivenoms

69 Vasodilators

70 Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes

71 Miscellaneous agents

Product details

  • Edition: 11
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 18, 2021
  • 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.
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Course Director, Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia