Chapter 40 Muscle Relaxants http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Subclass Generic Name Trade Name Antispasmodics Centrally acting sedatives/CNS depressants metaxalone Skelaxin methocarbamol Robaxin chlorzoxazone Paraflex, Parafon Forte…
Chapter 71 Weight Management http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Subclass Generic Name Trade Name CNS Stimulants and anorexiants caffeine Sympathomimetics phentermine Adipex-P combination phentermine and topiramate…
Chapter 73 Vitamins and Minerals http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Generic Name Trade Name Examples Multivitamins general multivitamins Various OTC multivitamins with minerals Various OTC multivitamins with fluoride Poly-Vi-Flor…
Chapter 58 Treatment of Specific Infections and Miscellaneous Antibiotics http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW FOR TREATMENT—SELECTED CONDITIONS Class Subclass Generic Name Trade Name Antibiotics Lincosamides clindamycin Cleocin Tricyclic glycopeptides vancomycin Vancocin…
Chapter 56 Drugs for Breast Cancer http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Subclass Generic Name Trade Name Antiestrogens SERM tamoxifen Nolvadex Soltamox Estrogen receptor downregulator fulvestrant Faslodex …
Chapter 66 Antitubercular Agents http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Generic Name Trade Name Antituberculars isoniazid (INH) Generic rifampicin (RIF) Rifampin, Rifadin rifabutin Mycobutin rifapentine Priftin pyrazinamide (PZA)…
Chapter 50 Substance Abuse http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Subclass Generic Name Trade Name Alcohol treatment medications Benzodiazepines diazepam Valium chlordiazepoxide Librium lorazepam Ativan Opioid antagonists…
Chapter 57 Principles for Prescribing Antiinfectives http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ This chapter discusses general treatment principles applicable to most infections, with an emphasis on those of bacterial origin. Although these general guidelines cover…
Chapter 8 Complementary and Alternative Therapies Bonnie R. Bock http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been increasing every year in the United States. In 1993, Dr….
Chapter 11 Evidence-Based Decision Making and Treatment Guidelines http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ Critical Decision Making D.M. Eddy, one of the long-term writers to dominate the field of critical thinking, observed that the quality…
