The top 100 drugs : clinical pharmacology and practical prescribing /: clinical pharmacology and practical prescribing. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Top hundred drugs; Top one hundred drugs
• Further Information: Note: By Andrew Hitchings, Dagan Lonsdale, Daniel Burrage, Emma Baker.
• Authors: Hitchings, Andrew; Hitchings, Andrew; Lonsdale, Dagan; Burrage, Daniel; Baker, Emma
• Contents: Introduction Drugs listed by system Drugs listed by indication Top 100 drugs Acetylcysteine (N-acetylcysteine) Activated charcoal Adenosine Adrenaline (epinephrine) Aldosterone antagonists Alginates and antacids Allopurinol Alpha-blockers Aminoglycosides Aminosalicylates Amiodarone Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors Angiotensin receptor blockers Antidepressants, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors Antidepressants, tricyclics and related drugs Antidepressants, venlafaxine and mirtazepine Antiemetics, dopamine D2 -receptor antagonists Antiemetics, histamine H1 -receptor antagonists Antiemetics, phenothiazines Antiemetics, serotonin 5-HT3 -receptor antagonists Antifungal drugs Antihistamines (H1 -receptor antagonists) Antimotility drugs Antimuscarinics, bronchodilators Antimuscarinics, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal uses Antimuscarinics, genitourinary uses Antipsychotics, first-generation (typical) Antipsychotics, second-generation (atypical) Aspirin Benzodiazepines Beta2 -agonists Beta-blockers Bisphosphonates Calcium and vitamin D Calcium channel blockers Carbamazepine Cephalosporins and carbapenems Clopidogrel Compound (β2 -agonist–corticosteroid) inhalers Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), systemic Corticosteroids, inhaled Corticosteroids, topical Digoxin Dipyridamole Diuretics, loop Diuretics, potassium-sparing Diuretics, thiazide and thiazide-like Dopaminergic drugs for Parkinson’s disease Emollients Fibrinolytic drugs Gabapentin and pregabalin H2 -receptor antagonists Heparins and fondaparinux Insulin Iron Laxatives, bulk forming Laxatives, osmotic Laxatives, stimulant Lidocaine Macrolides Metformin Methotrexate Metronidazole Naloxone Nicorandil Nicotine replacement and related drugs Nitrates Nitrofurantoin Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Ocular lubricants (artificial tears) Oestrogens and progestogens Opioids, compound preparations Opioids, strong Opioids, weak Oxygen Paracetamol Penicillins Penicillins, antipseudomonal Penicillins, broad-spectrum Penicillins, penicillinase-resistant Phenytoin Phosphodiesterase (type 5) inhibitors Potassium, oral Prostaglandin analogue eye drops Proton pump inhibitors Quinine Quinolones Statins Sulphonylureas Tetracyclines Thiazolidinediones Thyroid hormones Trimethoprim Vaccines Valproate Vancomycin Vitamins Warfarin Z-drugs 5α-reductase inhibitors Fluids Colloids (plasma substitutes) Compound sodium lactate (Hartmann’s solution) Glucose (dextrose) Potassium, intravenous Sodium chloride Self-assessment and knowledge integration 50 single best answer questions Answers including explanatory texts
• Publisher Details: S.l : Elsevier Health Sciences UK
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.1; Drugs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Drugs -- Prescribing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702055157
• Related ISBNs: 9780702055164
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