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Preceded by Roach's introductory clinical pharmacology / Susan M. Ford. Eleventh edition. [2018].

Unit 1:Nursing foundation of clinical pharmacology. General principles of pharmacology ; Making drug dosing safer -- The nursing process -- Client and family teaching -- Unit 2: Drugs used to fight infections. Antibacterial drugs: sulfonamides ; Antibacterial drugs that disrupt the bacterial cell wall ; Antibacterial drugs that interfere with protein synthesis ; Antitubercular drugs ; Antiviral drugs ; Antifungal and antiparastic drugs -- Unit 3: Drugs used to manage pain. Nonopioid analgesics: salicylates and nonsalicylates ; Nonopioid analgesics: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and migraine headache medications -- Opioid analgesics and antagonists -- Anesthetic drugs -- Unit 4: Drugs that affect the central nervous system. Central nervous system stimulants ; Antidementia drugs ; Antianxiety drugs ; Sedatives and hypnotics ; Antidepressant drugs ; Antipsychotic drugs -- Unit 5: Drugs that affect the peripheral nervous system. Adrenergic drugs ; Adrenergic blocking drugs ; Cholinergic durgs ; Cholinergic blocking drugs -- Unit 6: Drugs that affect the neuromuscular system. Antiparkinson drugs ; Antiepileptics ; Skeletal muscle, bone, and joint disorder drugs -- Unit 7: Drugs that affect the respiratory system. Upper respiratory system drugs ; Lower respiratory system drugs -- Unit 8: Drugs that affect the cardiovascular system. Diuretics ; Antihyperlipidemic drugs ; Antihypertensive drugs ; Antianginal and vasodilating drugs ; Anticoagulant and thrombolytic drugs ; Cardiotonic and antiarrhythic drugs -- Unit 9: Drugs that affect the gastrointestinal system. Upper gastrointestinal system drugs ; Lower gastrointestinal system drugs -- Unit 10: Drugs that affect the endocrine system. Antidiabetic drugs ; Pituitary and adrenocortical hormones ; Thyroid and antithyroid drugs ; Male and female hormones ; Uterine drugs ; Uterine drugs -- Unit 11: Drugs that affect the urinary system. Menopause and andropause drugs ; Urinary tract anti-infectives and other urinary drugs -- Unit 12: Drugs that affect the immune system. Vaccines ; Immunostimulants and immunomodulators ; Immune blockers -- Unit 13: Drugs that fight cancer. Traditional chemotherapy ; Immune modulating therapies -- Unit 14: Drugs that affect other body systems. Skin disorder topical drugs ; Otic and ophthalmic preparations ; Fluids, electrolytes, and parenteral therapy -- Appendix A: Drug categories: controlled substances and outgoing FDA pregnancy risk -- Appendix B: FDA and ISMP lists of look-alike drug names with recommended tall man letters ; Appendix C: Typical immunization schedules -- Appendix D: Select herbs and natural products used for medicinal purposes -- Appendix E: Less frequently used calculations, measurements, and basic mathematical review -- Appendix F: Answers to review questions and medication dosage problems -- Appendix G: NCLEX-PN prep.