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http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Propranolol was the first β-adrenergic blocker on the market and continues as a popular drug today.   INDICATIONS • Hypertension: all except sotalol; esmolol is available…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Drugs marked as key drugs are those most commonly used. Drugs are listed in general order of potency.   INDICATIONS All • Constipation • Prophylaxis of constipation…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Drugs listed in order of duration of action.   INDICATIONS Glucocorticoids are used to treat numerous disorders, primarily through their antiinflammatory and immunosuppressive actions. In…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug ∗Examples, not comprehensive.   INDICATIONS Hormone Therapy (HT), Estrogens, Progesterones for Women • Relief of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms, postmenopausal • Relief of vulvovaginal atrophy,…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; Key drug. Alendronate is a key drug because it was the first in its class and is still commonly used.   INDICATIONS • Treatment and…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; key drug. Diazepam is the key drug because it was the first benzodiazepine and still is in common use. See Chapter 15 for discussion…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Another drug, rivastigmine (Exelon), has an FDA indication for Parkinson’s disease dementia.   INDICATIONS • Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) • Management of symptoms related to parkinsonism—tremor at…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; key drug. Ranitidine is the most commonly used H2-receptor antagonist. Omeprazole is considered the key PPI because it is was the first to become…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Drugs are listed in approximate order of use.   INDICATIONS • Hyperuricemia • Prophylaxis of gouty arthritis • Acute gouty arthritis Pharmacologic management of gout relies on the…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Other corticosteroids and benzodiazepines may be administered for anticipatory nausea/vomiting associated with chemotherapy. See other relevant chapters.   INDICATIONS • Nausea and vomiting, particularly that associated…