http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug, as it is the most commonly used except for the combination products. INDICATIONS • Hyperacidity: heartburn, GI reflux, and acid indigestion • Hyperacidity associated with peptic…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS First-Generation Drugs • Skin and soft tissue • Urinary tract infection (UTI) Second- and Third-Generation Drugs • Otitis media • Gonorrhea • Acute bronchitis or pneumonia in patients…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Key drug chosen because dicyclomine has a lower incidence of side effects. INDICATIONS • See Table 31-1. TABLE 31-1 Indications for Use of Miscellaneous GI…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. Sublingual nitroglycerin is selected as the key drug because it is the simplest form of the drug. INDICATIONS Labeled uses include the following: • Acute…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; Key drug. Key drug because was first marketed for urinary incontinence and remains in popular use. DDAVP, 1-Deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin. INDICATIONS • oxybutynin XL: dysuria,…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; Key drug. INDICATIONS Labeled Uses • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD); see Table 41-1 TABLE 41-1 Selected AD/HD Drug Indications and Unlabeled Uses See Chapter 47…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ IMMUNIZATION AND BIOLOGIC AGENTS COMMONLY USED IN PRIMARY CARE INDICATIONS The individual immunizations mentioned in the above table are not discussed in equal detail; emphasis is placed on…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS Oral • Suppression of oral bacterial flora Topical • Irrigation of infected wounds Parenteral • Complicated UTIs • Complicated respiratory infections • Skin/bone/soft tissue infections • CNS infection • GI…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS See Table 62-1 for specifics. TABLE 62-1 Macrolide Indications with Dosage and Administration Recommendations CAP, Community-acquired pneumonia; GABHS, group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes….
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW FOR TREATMENT—SELECTED CONDITIONS ∗Metronidazole is classed as both an antibiotic and an antiprotozoal. Therapeutic Overview The student and the beginning clinician may be overwhelmed by the numerous…
