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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…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW   INDICATIONS • acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, and penciclovir • Herpes simplex (types 1 and 2): Treatment of acute infection and chronic suppression • Varicella-zoster viruses (chickenpox and shingles) • Epstein-Barr virus…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW ∗Covered in Chapter 13, Dermatologic Agents.   INDICATIONS • Onychomycosis • Tinea • Candida • Histoplasmosis • Blastomycosis • Pneumocystosis • Cryptococcosis • Aspergillosis A growing number of antifungals are now available for topical or…

http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; key drug. Donepezil has been designated a key drug because it was the first to be developed and is the most commonly used.  …