http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP DRUG OVERVIEW Top 100 drug; Key drug. INDICATIONS Labeled Uses • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD); see Table 41-1 TABLE 41-1 Selected AD/HD Drug Indications and Unlabeled Uses See Chapter 47…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ IMMUNIZATION AND BIOLOGIC AGENTS COMMONLY USED IN PRIMARY CARE INDICATIONS The individual immunizations mentioned in the above table are not discussed in equal detail; emphasis is placed on…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS Oral • Suppression of oral bacterial flora Topical • Irrigation of infected wounds Parenteral • Complicated UTIs • Complicated respiratory infections • Skin/bone/soft tissue infections • CNS infection • GI…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug. INDICATIONS See Table 62-1 for specifics. TABLE 62-1 Macrolide Indications with Dosage and Administration Recommendations CAP, Community-acquired pneumonia; GABHS, group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes….
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW FOR TREATMENT—SELECTED CONDITIONS ∗Metronidazole is classed as both an antibiotic and an antiprotozoal. Therapeutic Overview The student and the beginning clinician may be overwhelmed by the numerous…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Key drug chosen based on common usage. INDICATIONS • Acute nonspecific diarrhea • Chronic diarrhea • Loperamide: for management of acute or traveler’s diarrhea • Attapulgite: mild to moderate diarrhea…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW INDICATIONS • Centrally acting sedatives: musculoskeletal conditions; as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, and other measures for relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW INDICATIONS • tamoxifen: Carcinoma, breast; carcinoma, breast, adjunct; ductal carcinoma in situ; carcinoma, breast, prevention • fulvestrant: Carcinoma, breast • toremifene: Carcinoma, breast • anastrozole: Carcinoma, breast • letrozole: Carcinoma, breast;…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been increasing every year in the United States. In 1993, Dr. David Eisenberg of Harvard Medical School released a landmark…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ DRUG OVERVIEW Class Generic Name Trade Name Antituberculars isoniazid (INH) Generic rifampicin (RIF) Rifampin, Rifadin rifabutin Mycobutin rifapentine Priftin pyrazinamide (PZA) Generic ethambutol HCl…
