DRUG CLASSES ronchodilators • Short-acting beta-2 (β2) (adrenergic) agonists (SABAs) • Long-acting beta-2 (β2) (adrenergic) agonists (LABAs) • Xanthine derivative • Cholinergic blocking (anticholinergic) Antiasthma • Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) • Mast cell stabilizer • Leukotriene modifier and…
DRUG CLASSES Hematopoietic factors for bleeding and infection Hematopoietic factors for anemia PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Mr. Phillip, age 72 years, has chronic kidney disease. He had a friend who was…
DRUG CLASSES Beta (β)-adrenergic blocking drugs Alpha (α)/β and antiadrenergic drugs (centrally and peripherally acting) Calcium channel blocking drugs Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) Angiotensin II receptor antagonists PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE…
DRUG CLASSES Class I sodium channel blockers Class II beta (β)-adrenergic blockers Class III potassium channel blockers Class IV calcium channel blockers PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Mr. Phillip was recently diagnosed…
DRUG CLASSES Antihistamine Decongestant Antitussive Expectorant Mucolytic This chapter focuses on drugs used to treat some of the more common disorders affecting the upper respiratory system, particularly allergies and the…
DRUG CLASSES Penicillins • Natural penicillins • Aminopenicillins • Extended-spectrum penicillins Cephalosporins • First generation • Second generation • Third generation • Fourth generation Carbapenems PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Alfredo Garcia…
Figure 3.1 Drug label for Tagamet. (Courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline.) Mathematical Ability Nurses find that mathematical calculations are performed using various methods to prepare drugs for administration. Sometimes the math is…
DRUG CLASSES Barbiturates Nonbarbiturates • Benzodiazepines • Nonbenzodiazepines Sedatives and hypnotics are primarily used to treat insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, insomnia affects nearly 70 million people in the United…
DRUG CLASSES Electrolytes • Calcium • Magnesium • Potassium • Sodium Alkaline/acidifying agents PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Alfredo Garcia is a 55-year-old man being seen in the clinic for an upper respiratory infection. During the…
