Pharmacology for nursing care / Richard A. Lehne ; in consultation with Linda A. Moore, Leanna J. Crosby, Diane B. Hamilton.

Includes bibliographical references and index

[Pt]. I. Introduction 1. Orientation to pharmacology -- 2. Application of pharmacology in nursing practice -- 3. Drug regulation, development, names, and information -- [pt]. II. Basic principles of pharmacology -- 4. Pharmacokinetics -- 5. Pharmacodynamics -- 6. Drug interactions -- 7. Adverse drug reactions and medication errors -- 8. Individual variation in drug responses -- [pt]. III. Drug therapy across the lifespan -- 9. Drug therapy during pregnancy and breast-feeding -- 10. Drug therapy in pediatric patients -- 11. Drug therapy in geriatric patients....

[Pt]. IV. Peripheral nervous system drugs -- Introduction -- 12. Basic principles of neuropharmacology -- 13. Physiology of the peripheral nervous system -- Cholinergic drugs -- 14. Muscarinic agonists and antagonists -- 15. Cholinesterase inhibitors and their use in myasthenia gravis -- 16. Drugs that block nicotinic cholinergic transmission : neuromuscular blocking agents and ganglionic blocking agents -- Adrenergic drugs -- 17. Adrenergic agonists -- 18. Adrenergic antagonists -- 19. Indirect-acting antiadrenergic agents....

[Pt]. V. Central nervous system drugs -- 20. Introduction to central nervous system pharmacology -- Drugs for neurodegenerative disorders -- 21. Drugs for Parkinson's disease -- 22. Alzheimer's disease -- 23. Drugs for multiple sclerosis -- Neurologic drugs -- 24. Drugs for epilepsy -- 25. Drugs for muscle spasm and spasticity -- Drugs for pain -- 26. Local anesthetics -- 27. General anesthetics -- 28. Opioid (narcotic) analgesics, opioid antagonists, and nonopioid centrally acting analgesics -- 29. Pain management in patients with cancer -- 30. Drugs for headache -- Psychotherapeutic drugs -- 31. Antipsychotic agents and their use in schizophrenia -- 32. Antidepressants -- 33. Drugs for bipolar disorder -- 34. Sedative-hypnotic drugs -- 35. Management of anxiety disorders -- 36. Central nervous system stimulants and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder....

[Pt]. VIII. Drugs for endocrine disorders -- 56. Drugs for diabetes mellitus -- 57. Drugs for thyroid disorders -- 58. Drugs related to hypothalamic and pituitary function -- 59. Drugs for disorders of the adrenal cortex -- [pt]. IX. Women's health -- 60. Estrogens and progestins : basic pharmacology and noncontraceptive applications -- 61. Birth control -- 62. Drug therapy of infertility -- 63. Drugs that affect uterine function -- [pt]. X. Men's health -- 64. Androgens -- 65. Drugs for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia -- [pt.] XI. Anti-inflammartory, antiallergic, and immunologic drugs -- 66. Review of the immune system -- 67. Childhood immunization -- 68. Immunosuppressants -- 69. Antihistamines -- 70. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen -- 71. Glucocorticoids in nonendocrine diseases -- [pt]. XII. Drugs for bone and joint disorders -- 72. Drug therapy of rheumoatoid arthritis and gout -- 73. Drug therapy of gout -- 74. Drugs affecting calcium levels and bone mineralization....

[Pt]. XIII. Respiratory tract drugs -- 75. Drugs for asthma -- 76. Drugs for allergic rhinitis, cough, and colds -- [pt]. XIV. -- Gastrointestinal drugs -- 77. Drugs for peptic ulcer disease -- 78. Laxatives -- 79. Other gastrointestinal drugs -- [pt.]XV. Nutrition -- 80. Vitamins -- 81. Drugs for obesity -- [pt]. XVI. Chemotherapy of infectious diseases -- 82. Basic principles of antimicrobial therapy -- 83. Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall 1 : penicillins -- 84. Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall 2 : cephalosporins, carbapenems, Vancomycin, Aztreonam, Teicoplanin, and Fosfomycin -- 85. Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis : tetracyclines, macrolides and others -- 86. Aminoglycosides : bactericidal inhibitors of protein synthesis -- 87. Sulfonamides and trimethoprim -- 88. Drug therapy of urinary tract infections -- 89. Antimycobacterial agents : drugs for tuberculosis, leprosy, and mycobacterium avium complex infection -- 90. Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs : fluoroquinolones, metronidazole, daptomycin, rifampin, bacitracin, and polymyxins -- 91. Antifungal agents -- 92. Antiviral agents 1 : drugs for non-HIV viral infections -- 93. Antiviral agents 2 : drugs for HIV infection and related opportunistic infections -- 94. Drug therapy of sexually transmitted diseases -- 95. Antiseptics and disinfectants....

[Pt]. XVII. Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases -- 96. Anthelmintics -- 97. Antiprotozoal drugs 1: antimalarial agents -- 98. Antiprotozoal drugs 2 : miscellaneous agents -- 99. Ectoparasiticides -- [pt]. XVIII. Cancer chemotherapy -- 100. Basic principles of cancer chemotherapy -- 101. Anticancer drugs I: cytotoxic agents -- 102. Anticancer drugs II : hormonal agents, biologic response modifiers, and targeted drugs -- [pt]. XIX. Additional important drugs -- 103. Drugs for the eye -- 104. Drugs for the skin -- 105. Drugs for the ear -- 106. Miscellaneous noteworthy drugs -- [pt]. XX. Alternative therapy -- 107. Dietary supplements -- [pt]. XXI. Toxicology -- 108. Management of poisoning -- 109. Potential weapons of biologic, radiologic, and chemical terrorism....

Appendixes -- A. Adult immunization -- B. Guide to gender-related drugs -- C. Commonly used abbreviations -- D. Canadian drug information -- E. Major drug classes and their prototypes -- F. Very new drugs and important new formulations of older drugs....

Drug abuse -- 37. -- Drug abuse I : basic considerations -- 38. -- Drug abuse II : alcohol -- 39. -- Drug abuse III : major drugs of abuse (other than alcohol) -- [pt]. VI. -- Drugs that affect fluid and electrolyte balance -- 40. -- Diuretics -- 41. -- Agents affecting the volume and ion content of body fluids -- [pt]. VII. -- Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels, and blood -- 42. -- Review of hemodynamics -- 43. -- Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system -- 44. -- Calcium channel blockers -- 45. -- Vasodilators -- 46. -- Drugs for hypertension -- 47. -- Drugs for heart failure -- 48. -- Antidysrhythmic drugs -- 49. -- Prophylaxis of coronary heart disease : drugs that help normalize cholesterol and triglyceride levels -- 50. -- Drugs for angina pectoris -- 51. -- Anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and thrombolytic drugs -- 52. -- Management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction -- 53. -- Drugs for hemophilia -- 54. -- Drugs for deficiency anemias -- 55. -- Hematopoietic growth factors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.