12th Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal
Complete Guide A+
, Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Orientation to Pharmacology .......................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 02: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice .......................................................................................... 6
Chapter 03: Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information ............................................................................11
Chapter 04: Pharmacokinetics ..........................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 05: Pharmacodynamics .......................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 06: Drug Interactions ..........................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 07: Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors ...........................................................................................26
Chapter 08: Individual Variation To Drug Responses ......................................................................................................31
Chapter 09: Genetic and Genomic Considerations ...........................................................................................................35
Chapter 10: Introduction to Immunomodulators ..............................................................................................................38
Chapter 11: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding ..................................................................................41
Chapter 12: Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients ...............................................................................................................44
Chapter 13: Drug Therapy in Older Adults ......................................................................................................................48
Chapter 14: Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology .......................................................................................................53
Chapter 15: Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System ..............................................................................................56
Chapter 16: Muscarinic Agonists .....................................................................................................................................59
Chapter 17: Muscarinic Antagonists.................................................................................................................................62
Chapter 18: Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis ....................................................................65
Chapter 19: Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission ................................................................................68
Chapter 20: Adrenergic Agonists .....................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 21: Adrenergic Antagonists.................................................................................................................................76
Chapter 22: Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents .........................................................................................................83
Chapter 23: Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology ...............................................................................87
Chapter 24: Drugs for Parkinson Disease .........................................................................................................................90
Chapter 25: Drugs for Alzheimer Disease ........................................................................................................................95
Chapter 26: Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis .........................................................................................................................99
Chapter 27: Drugs for Seizure Disorders ........................................................................................................................104
Chapter 28: Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity .....................................................................................................111
Chapter 29: Local Anesthetics........................................................................................................................................114
Chapter 30: General Anesthetics ....................................................................................................................................118
Chapter 31: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally ActingAnalgesics................................124
Chapter 32: Pain Management in Patients with Cancer ..................................................................................................129
Chapter 33: Drugs for Headache ....................................................................................................................................136
Chapter 34: Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia...............................................................................140
Chapter 35: Antidepressants ...........................................................................................................................................146
Chapter 36: Drugs for Bipolar Disorder .........................................................................................................................152
Chapter 37: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ............................................................................................................................157
Chapter 38: Management of Anxiety Disorders .............................................................................................................162
Chapter 39: Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/HyperactivityDisorder ....................................166
Chapter 40: Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations .......................................................................................170
Chapter 41: Substance Use Disorders II: Alcohol ..........................................................................................................174
,Chapter 42: substance use disorders iii: Nicotine ...........................................................................................................180
Chapter 43: substance use disorders iv: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol andNicotine ................................184
Chapter 44: Diuretics......................................................................................................................................................190
Chapter 45: Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids ..................................................................194
Chapter 46: Review of Hemodynamics ..........................................................................................................................199
Chapter 47: Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System....................................................................201
Chapter 48: Calcium Channel Blockers..........................................................................................................................206
Chapter 49: Vasodilators ................................................................................................................................................208
Chapter 50: Drugs for Hypertension ...............................................................................................................................212
Chapter 51: Drugs for Heart Failure ...............................................................................................................................219
Chapter 52: Antidysrhythmic Drugs ...............................................................................................................................226
Chapter 53: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels ..............................................................233
Chapter 54: Drugs for Angina Pectoris...........................................................................................................................239
Chapter 55: Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs ................................................................................245
Chapter 56: Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction .................................................................................252
Chapter 57: Drugs for Hemophilia .................................................................................................................................256
Chapter 58: Drugs for Deficiency Anemias....................................................................................................................260
Chapter 59: Hematopoietic Agents .................................................................................................................................266
Chapter 60: Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus ........................................................................................................................270
Chapter 61: Drugs for Thyroid Disorders .......................................................................................................................276
Chapter 62: Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function..............................................................................281
Chapter 63: Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex .................................................................................................285
Chapter 64: Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and NoncontraceptiveApplications ..................................289
Chapter 65: Birth Control ...............................................................................................................................................293
Chapter 66: Drug Therapy for Infertility ........................................................................................................................298
Chapter 67: Drugs That Affect Uterine Function ...........................................................................................................302
Chapter 68: Androgens ...................................................................................................................................................307
Chapter 69: Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia .............................................................311
Chapter 70: Review of the Immune System ...................................................................................................................315
Chapter 71: Childhood Immunization ............................................................................................................................319
Chapter 72: Immunosuppressants...................................................................................................................................324
Chapter 73: Antihistamines ............................................................................................................................................328
Chapter 74: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs andAcetaminophen ..........................333
Chapter 75: Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders ...............................................................................................338
Chapter 76: Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis......................................................................................................344
Chapter 77: Drug Therapy for Gout ...............................................................................................................................347
Chapter 78: Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization ........................................................................350
Chapter 79: Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ................................................................356
Chapter 80: Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds ...........................................................................................363
Chapter 81: Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease ...................................................................................................................368
Chapter 82: Laxatives .....................................................................................................................................................373
Chapter 83: Other Gastrointestinal Drugs.......................................................................................................................378
Chapter 84: Vitamins......................................................................................................................................................385
, Chapter 85: Drugs for Weight Loss ................................................................................................................................391
Chapter 86: Complementary and Alternative Therapy ...................................................................................................396
Chapter 87: Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy .................................................................................................399
Chapter 88: Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins ..........................................................................404
Chapter 89: Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs......................................................................409
Chapter 90: Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, andOthers ................................413
Chapter 91: Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis ..................................................................421
Chapter 92: Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim.................................................................................................................427
Chapter 93: Drug Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections .................................................................................................431
Chapter 94: Antimycobacterial Agents ..........................................................................................................................437
Chapter 95: Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs .............................................................................................................444
Chapter 96: Antifungal Agents .......................................................................................................................................448
Chapter 97: Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections ............................................................................455
Chapter 98: Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related OpportunisticInfections ...................................460
Chapter 99: Drug Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.......................................................................................465
Chapter 100: Antiseptics and Disinfectants ....................................................................................................................469
Chapter 101: Anthelmintics ............................................................................................................................................473
Chapter 102: Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents .............................................................................................476
Chapter 103: Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents .........................................................................................481
Chapter 104: Ectoparasiticides .......................................................................................................................................483
Chapter 105: Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy ................................................................................................487
Chapter 106: Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents ......................................................................................................493
Chapter 107: Anticancer Drugs II: Noncytotoxic Agents ...............................................................................................498
Chapter 108: Drugs for the Eye ......................................................................................................................................502
Chapter 109: Drugs for the Skin .....................................................................................................................................507
Chapter 110: Drugs for the Ear .......................................................................................................................................514
Chapter 111: Management of Poisoning ........................................................................................................................519
Chapter 112: Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical Terrorism ......................................................523