DRUG CLASSES Antihistamine Decongestant Antitussive Expectorant Mucolytic This chapter focuses on drugs used to treat some of the more common disorders affecting the upper respiratory system, particularly allergies and the…
DRUG CLASSES Penicillins • Natural penicillins • Aminopenicillins • Extended-spectrum penicillins Cephalosporins • First generation • Second generation • Third generation • Fourth generation Carbapenems PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Alfredo Garcia…
Figure 3.1 Drug label for Tagamet. (Courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline.) Mathematical Ability Nurses find that mathematical calculations are performed using various methods to prepare drugs for administration. Sometimes the math is…
DRUG CLASSES Barbiturates Nonbarbiturates • Benzodiazepines • Nonbenzodiazepines Sedatives and hypnotics are primarily used to treat insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, insomnia affects nearly 70 million people in the United…
DRUG CLASSES Electrolytes • Calcium • Magnesium • Potassium • Sodium Alkaline/acidifying agents PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Alfredo Garcia is a 55-year-old man being seen in the clinic for an upper respiratory infection. During the…
DRUG CLASSES Tetracycline • Glycylcycline Aminoglycosides • Spectinomycin Macrolides • Ketolide Lincosamides Miscellaneous agents • Oxazolidinone PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE When taking the drug history of Mrs. Moore, an 85-year-old patient…
DRUG CLASSES Cardiotonic Inotropic The cardiotonics are drugs used to increase the efficiency and improve the contraction of the heart muscle, which leads to improved blood flow to all tissues…
DRUG CLASSES Sympathomimetics Short-acting beta (β)-2 agonists Long-acting β2 agonists Optic agents (alpha 2 agonists/sympathomimetics) PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Janna Wong is brought into the clinic by her mother. Yesterday she…
DRUG CLASSES Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory Selective serotonin agonists PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Mr. Park has osteoarthritis and has been taking buffered aspirin for almost a year. He is confused at times and…
DRUG CLASSES Active immunity agents • Vaccines, bacterial and viral • Toxoids Passive immunity agents • Immune globulins • Antivenins PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Betty Peterson’s niece has been staying with Betty since the niece…
