Drugs and Pharmacology for Nurses (Student nurse series)

by S.J.Hopkins (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $3.26

  This edition has been revised in view of current developments in pharmacology and therapeutics. More use has been made of tables and diagrams when discussing groups of drugs, and more information is given on the modes of action. A few older drugs have been retained where their use of interest warrants, but the emphasis is on modern drugs in current use, including new antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, angiotenin-convertning-enzyme inhibitors, calcium-channel blocking agents, new drugs for hyperlipidaemia and new peptic ulcer healing drugs and highly specialized drugs such as dantrolene for malignant hyperthermia and digibind, a new treatment for digoxin overdose. Tables of drugs in breast milk and of oral contraceptives have also been included in this edition and a new appendix refers to those Latin abbreviations still used in prescriptions. The work is suitable for student and pupil nurses; other health care students and pharmacy students.

• Used

  Paperback
  1986

  $3.26

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $4.20

  This is an established nursing orientated guide to the actions and clinical applications of drugs in common use. The 11th edition has been extensively updated and now includes a glossary of common pharmacological terms, information on the latest drugs, and tables of drug reactions. Drugs are listed alphabetically by pharmaceutical name, and pharmaceutical and proprietary names have been cross referenced. A useful table of drug reactions is included.