CHAPTER 10 Drug therapy in pediatric patients Pharmacokinetics: Neonates and Infants Absorption Distribution Hepatic Metabolism Renal Excretion Pharmacokinetics: Children 1 Year and Older Adverse Drug Reactions Dosage Determination Promoting Adherence…
CHAPTER 26 Local anesthetics Basic Pharmacology of the Local Anesthetics Classification Mechanism of Action Selectivity of Anesthetic Effects Time Course of Local Anesthesia Use with Vasoconstrictors Fate in the Body…
CHAPTER 109 Management of poisoning Fundamentals of Treatment Drugs and Procedures Used to Minimize Poison Absorption Reducing Absorption of Ingested Poisons Surface Decontamination Drugs and Procedures Used for Poison Removal…
CHAPTER 74 Drug therapy of gout Pathophysiology of Gout Overview of Drug Therapy Drugs for Acute Gouty Arthritis Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Glucocorticoids Colchicine Drugs for Hyperuricemia (Urate-Lowering Therapy) Xanthine Oxidase…
CHAPTER 108 Dietary supplements Regulation of Dietary Supplements Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Current Good Manufacturing Practices Ruling Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act A…
CHAPTER 42 Agents affecting the volume and ion content of body fluids Disorders of Fluid Volume and Osmolality Volume Contraction Volume Expansion Acid-Base Disturbances Respiratory Alkalosis Respiratory Acidosis Metabolic Alkalosis…
CHAPTER 89 Drug therapy of urinary tract infections Organisms That Cause Urinary Tract Infections Specific Urinary Tract Infections and Their Treatment Acute Cystitis Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis Complicated Urinary Tract Infections…
CHAPTER 25 Drugs for muscle spasm and spasticity Drug Therapy of Muscle Spasm: Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants Drugs for Spasticity Baclofen Diazepam Dantrolene In this chapter we consider two groups…
CHAPTER 91 Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs: fluoroquinolones, metronidazole, daptomycin, rifampin, rifaximin, bacitracin, and polymyxins Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxacin Other Systemic Fluoroquinolones Additional Antibacterial Drugs Metronidazole Daptomycin Rifampin Rifaximin Fidaxomicin Bacitracin Polymyxin B Fluoroquinolones…
CHAPTER 97 Anthelmintics Classification of Parasitic Worms Helminthic Infestations Nematode Infestations (Intestinal) Nematode Infestations (Extraintestinal) Cestode Infestations Trematode Infestations Drugs of Choice for Helminthiasis Mebendazole Albendazole Pyrantel Pamoate Praziquantel Diethylcarbamazine…
