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…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS See Table 61-1 for specifics. TABLE 61-1 Tetracycline Indications with Dosage and Administration Recommendations • Lyme disease • Acute exacerbation of COPD • Sinusitis • Pneumonia • Chlamydia…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; key drug. INDICATIONS • Antipyretic • Analgesic: acute mild to moderate pain and chronic pain in conditions like osteoarthritis and occasionally in rheumatoid arthritis. Now…
