Penicillins

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http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug.   INDICATIONS See Table 59-1 for specific indications. TABLE 59-1 Penicillin Indications with Dosage and Administration Recommendations • Otitis media • Streptococcal pharyngitis • Sinusitis • Pneumococcal pneumonia • Urinary…

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Male Genitourinary Agents

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http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; Key drug. Key drug because it was the first on the market and is in common use. Drugs listed in general order of use…

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Sulfonamides

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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…

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Fluoroquinolones

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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…

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Antacids and the Management of GERD

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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…

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Cephalosporins

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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…

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Coronary Artery Disease and Antianginal Medications

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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…

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Agents for Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Analgesia

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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,…

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