http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug.   INDICATIONS Rheumatoid Arthritis See also Table 37-1. TABLE 37-1 Important Characteristics of DMARDs The drugs in this section generally are initiated by a…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug.   INDICATIONS See Table 65-1 for specifics. TABLE 65-1 Sulfonamide Indications with Dosage and Administration Recommendations • UTIs • Acute exacerbation of COPD • Pneumonia • Traveler’s diarrhea • Diverticulitis…

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 See Table 63-1 for specifics. TABLE 63-1 Fluoroquinolone Indications with Dosages and Recommendations CAP, Community-acquired pneumonia; GABHS, group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes. • Lower…

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…