Antianxiety and Antiinsomnia Agents
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…
Antiparkinson Agents
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…
Histamine2-Blockers and Proton Pump Inhibitors
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…
Gout Medications
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…
Antiemetics
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…
Tetracyclines
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…
Acetaminophen
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…
Antivirals and Antiprotozoal Agents
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…
Antifungals
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…
Medications for Dementia
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. …
