ABSTRACT

Your comprehensive and current introduction to the fascinating field of Pharmacology, applied to Nursing and Health!  Now fully updated in line with changes in clinical practice, new drugs and research developments.

This clear and readable text will guide you through how drugs act within the body coupled with their clinical application.  Sections covering social, legal and professional issues are included alongside the scientific principles of pharmacology.  Drug groups are considered according to their pharmacological effects, their action on physiological processes and the conditions they are used to treat.

part I|16 pages

Pharmacology Within the Social Context

chapter 1|6 pages

An Historical Perspective

chapter 2|9 pages

Sociocultural Aspects

part II|34 pages

Pharmacology Within the Professional Context

chapter 3|9 pages

Drug Administration and the Law

chapter 4|8 pages

Ethical Issues

chapter 5|6 pages

The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurses

part III|53 pages

Drug Administration and Professional Responsibilities

chapter 8|5 pages

The Clinical Decision-Making Process

chapter 10|4 pages

Medication Error

chapter 11|19 pages

Management of Common Adverse Drug Reactions

part IV|63 pages

General Aspects of Pharmacology

chapter 12|3 pages

Drug Nomenclature

chapter 14|6 pages

Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism and Excretion

chapter 15|5 pages

Drug Interactions

chapter 16|10 pages

Pharmacodynamics

chapter 17|7 pages

Drug Development, Evaluation and Safety

chapter 18|7 pages

Pharmacogenetics

part V|35 pages

Toxicology

chapter 21|7 pages

Poisoning and Envenomation

chapter 22|10 pages

Management of Clinical Overdose

chapter 23|9 pages

Contemporary Drugs of Abuse

chapter 24|8 pages

Drug Abuse in Sport

part VI|56 pages

Autonomic Pharmacology

chapter 25|6 pages

General Aspects of Autonomic Pharmacology

chapter 26|25 pages

Adrenergic Pharmacology

chapter 27|23 pages

Cholinergic Pharmacology

part VII|27 pages

Chemical Mediators

chapter 28|3 pages

Introduction to Chemical Mediators

chapter 29|6 pages

Histamine and Antihistamines

chapter 30|10 pages

Prostaglandins and Serotonin

chapter 31|7 pages

Nitric Oxide and the Endothelins

part VIII|73 pages

Modulation of Behaviour, Cognition and Motor Activity

chapter 33|10 pages

Antipsychotic Drugs

chapter 34|8 pages

Anxiolytics and Hypnotics

chapter 35|15 pages

Antidepressants and Mood Stabilisers

chapter 36|13 pages

Drugs Used in Neurodegenerative Disorders

chapter 37|14 pages

Antiseizure Drugs and Muscle Relaxants

chapter 38|7 pages

Central Nervous System Stimulants

part IX|49 pages

Drugs used to Relieve Pain and Produce Anaesthesia

chapter 39|15 pages

Narcotic Analgesics

chapter 41|8 pages

General Anaesthesia

chapter 42|9 pages

Local Anaesthesia

part X|141 pages

Modulation of Oxygenation and Perfusion

chapter 43|11 pages

Drugs Used to Lower Blood Lipids

chapter 44|19 pages

Antihypertensive Drugs

chapter 45|13 pages

Drugs Used to Promote Tissue Perfusion

chapter 47|10 pages

Diuretics and Other Renal Drugs

chapter 48|21 pages

Drugs Used to Treat Cardiac Insufficiency

chapter 49|15 pages

Fluid and Potassium Imbalances

chapter 50|7 pages

Antianaemic Drugs

chapter 51|17 pages

Drugs Used to Maintain Gas Exchange

chapter 52|12 pages

Over-The-Counter Respiratory Medicines

part XI|34 pages

Modulation of Gastrointestinal function

chapter 53|11 pages

Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs

chapter 54|15 pages

Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs

chapter 55|7 pages

Nausea and Vomiting

part XII|79 pages

Modulation of Body Growth, Development and Metabolism

chapter 56|11 pages

Drugs and the Pituitary Gland

chapter 57|25 pages

The Thyroid and the Pancreas

chapter 58|24 pages

The Adrenal Cortex and the Gonads

chapter 59|8 pages

Hyperuricaemia and Gout

chapter 60|10 pages

Obesity

part XIII|50 pages

Nutritional and Natural Therapies

chapter 61|12 pages

Vitamins

chapter 62|7 pages

Minerals

chapter 63|4 pages

Amino Acids

chapter 64|10 pages

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

chapter 65|15 pages

Herbal Medicines

part XIV|127 pages

Modulation of Cellular Growth and Proliferation

chapter 66|6 pages

Introduction to Chemotherapy

chapter 67|5 pages

Sulphonamides and Trimethoprim

chapter 68|19 pages

Antibacterial Drugs

chapter 69|9 pages

Antituberculotic and Antileprotic Drugs

chapter 70|7 pages

Antiseptics And Disinfectants

chapter 71|9 pages

Antiparasitic Drugs

chapter 72|8 pages

Antimalarial Drugs

chapter 73|12 pages

Antiviral Drugs

chapter 74|8 pages

Antifungal Drugs

chapter 75|16 pages

Vaccines and Immunomodulating Drugs

chapter 76|17 pages

Cytotoxic Drugs

chapter 77|8 pages

Gene Therapies

part XV|34 pages

Drugs Used Topically

chapter 78|14 pages

Drugs Used in Diseases of the Skin

chapter 79|19 pages

Drugs and the Eye