Local Anesthetics
Because anesthetics eliminate pain, and because pain can be a warning sign of complications, patients recovering from anesthesia must be protected from inadvertent harm until the anesthetic wears off. Caution…
PHARMACY
Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing
Figure 2.1 Common example of a written prescription. Types of Prescriptions Telephone A common and convenient way to create a new prescription or prescription refill is by telephone. A prescription can…
Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xml:lang=”en” style=”font-size:1.250rem;”> Chapter 16 Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE Central nervous system (CNS) drugs—agents that act on the brain and spinal…
Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy
1The addition of “agreed to by the patient” distinguishes the definition of medication adherence from medication compliance. The concept of medication compliance has fallen out of favor because it views…
Prescriptive Authority
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xml:lang=”en” style=”font-size:1.250rem;”> Chapter 1 Prescriptive Authority Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE Our purpose in writing this book is to prepare advanced practice providers to provide safe and…
Individual Variation in Drug Responses
], a drug used to prevent breast cancer recurrence. Here’s how. To work, tamoxifen must first be converted to its active form—endoxifen—by CYP2D6. Women with an inherited deficiency in the…
Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors
Droperidol [Inapsine] Granisetron [Kytril] Ondansetron [Zofran] ANTICANCER DRUGS Arsenic trioxide [Trisenox] Eribulin [Halaven] Lapatinib [Tykerb] Nilotinib [Tasigna] Sunitinib [Sutent] Tamoxifen [Nolvadex] Vandetanib [Caprelsa] Vorinostat [Zolinza]DRUGS FOR ADHD Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine [Adderall] Atomoxetine…
Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 1 Pharmacokinetics I. General (Fig. 1-1) A. Pharmacokinetics is the fate of drugs within the body. B. It involves drug: 1. Absorption 2. Distribution 3. Metabolism 4. Excretion 1-1…
Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
Chapter 23 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders I. General Considerations A. Overview 1. A hormone is a substance secreted by one tissue or…
Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 2 Pharmacodynamics I. Definitions A. Pharmacodynamics • Involves the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on the body. B. Receptor • A macromolecule to which a drug binds to…
