http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug. Thyroid supplements will be discussed separately from thyroid suppressants. Thyroid Supplements INDICATIONS • Hypothyroidism of any origin as replacement therapy • Pituitary TSH suppression, treatment…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS • Chronic heart failure, also called congestive heart failure or heart failure (HF) • Atrial fibrillation • Atrial flutter One of the oldest and most widely…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; key drug. Lisinopril is the key drug because it is the most commonly used. INDICATIONS For Lisinopril • Acute myocardial infarction • Heart failure • Hypertension…
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 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…
