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| Introduction | |
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| Orientation to Pharmacology | |
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| Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice | |
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| Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information | |
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| Basic Principles of Pharmacology | |
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| Pharmacokinetics | |
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| Pharmacodynamics | |
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| Drug Interactions | |
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| Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors | |
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| Individual Variation in Drug Responses | |
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| Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan | |
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| Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding | |
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| Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients | |
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| Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients | |
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| Peripheral Nervous System Drugs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology | |
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| Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System | |
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| Cholinergic Drugs | |
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| Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists | |
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| Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis | |
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| Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ganglionic Blocking Agents | |
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| Adrenergic Drugs | |
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| Adrenergic Agonists | |
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| Adrenergic Antagonists | |
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| Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents | |
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| Central Nervous System Drugs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology | |
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| Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders | |
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| Drugs for Parkinson's Disease | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Neurologic Drugs | |
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| Drugs for Epilepsy | |
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| Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity | |
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| Drugs for Pain | |
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| Local Anesthetics | |
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| General Anesthetics | |
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| Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics | |
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| Pain Management in Patients with Cancer | |
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| Drugs for Headache | |
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| Psychotherapeutic Drugs | |
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| Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia | |
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| Antidepressants | |
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| Drugs for Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs | |
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| Management of Anxiety Disorders | |
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| Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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| Drug Abuse | |
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| Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations | |
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| Drug Abuse II: Alcohol | |
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| Drug Abuse III: Major Drugs of Abuse (Other Than Alcohol) | |
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| Drugs that Affect Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | |
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| Diuretics | |
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| Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids | |
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| Drugs that Affect the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood | |
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| Review of Hemodynamics | |
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| Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | |
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| Calcium Channel Blockers | |
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| Vasodilators | |
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| Drugs for Hypertension | |
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| Drugs for Heart Failure | |
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| Antidysrhythmic Drugs | |
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| Prophylaxis of Coronary Heart Disease: Drugs That Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels | |
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| Drugs for Angina Pectoris | |
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| Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs | |
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| Management of Myocardial Infarction | |
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| Drugs for Deficiency Anemias | |
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| Hematopoietic and Thrombopoietic Growth Factors | |
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| Drugs for Endocrine Disorders | |
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| Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus | |
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| Drugs for Thyroid Disorders | |
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| Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function | |
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| Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex | |
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| Androgens | |
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| Women's Health | |
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| Estrogens and Progestins and Their Use in Hormone Replacement Therapy | |
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| Birth Control | |
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| Drug Therapy of Infertility | |
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| Drugs That Affect Uterine Function | |
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| Anti-Inflammatory, Antiallergic, and Immunologic Drugs | |
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| Review of the Immune System | |
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| Childhood Immunization | |
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| Immunosuppressants | |
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| Antihistamines | |
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| Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen | |
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| Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Diseases | |
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| Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders | |
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| Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout | |
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| Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization | |
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| Respiratory Tract Drugs | |
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| Drugs for Asthma | |
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| Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds | |
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| Gastrointestinal Drugs | |
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| Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease | |
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| Laxatives | |
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| Other Gastrointestinal Drugs | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Vitamins | |
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| Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition | |
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| Drugs for Obesity | |
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| Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy | |
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| Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins | |
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| Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Cephalosporins, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Vancomycin, Teicoplanin, and Fosfomycin | |
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| Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Linezolid, Dalfopristin/Quinupristin, and Spectinomycin | |
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| Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis | |
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| Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim | |
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| Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections | |
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| Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection | |
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| Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Rifampin, Bacitracin, and Polymyxins | |
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| Antifungal Agents | |
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| Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections | |
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| Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections | |
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| Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Antiseptics and Disinfectants | |
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| Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases | |
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| Anthelmintics | |
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| Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents | |
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| Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents | |
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| Ectoparasiticides | |
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| Anticancer Drugs | |
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| Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy | |
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| Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents | |
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| Anticancer Drugs II: Hormones, Hormone Antagonists, Biologic Response Modifiers, and Other Anticancer Drugs | |
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| Additional Important Drugs | |
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| Drugs for the Eye | |
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| Drugs for the Skin | |
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| Drugs for the Ear | |
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| Miscellaneous Noteworthy Drugs | |
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| Alternative Therapy | |
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| Herbal Supplements | |
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| Toxicology | |
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| Management of Poisoning | |
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| Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical Terrorism | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Guide to Gender-Related Drugs | |
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| Pronunciation of Generic Names of the Top 200 Prescribed Drugs in 2002 | |
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| Weights and Measures | |
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| Laboratory Reference Values | |
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| Commonly Used Abbreviations | |
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| Techniques of Drug Administration | |
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| Poison Control Centers in the United States | |
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| Canadian Drug Information | |
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| Major Drug Classes and Their Prototypes | |
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| Index | |