Havards Nursing Guide to Drugs, now in its 6th edition, continues to be an essential resource for nursing students and practitioners. The information presented in this user-friendly guide can be accessed either by therapeutic class or by system - each section is introduced by a description of the therapeutic class, followed by an A-Z of drugs within that therapeutic class, including the action, use and dosage of each drug, and important nursing points and nursing cautions. Both trade names and generic drug names are given. All drug information and appendices have been fully updated and revised, as has the description of the nurses role in drug therapy, taking into account the continuing evolution of nursing practice.
A little pharmacokinetics (drug dosage; drug half-life; therapeutic drug monitoring; drug route; oral administration; parenteral administration)
Guide for safe administration (adverse drug reactions; drug interactions)
Contents by Therapeutic Class
Contents by Body System Drugs acting on the cardiovascular systemDrugs action on the respiratory systemDrugs acting on the nervous systemDrugs acting on the endocrine systemDrugs acting on the gastrointestinal tractDrugs acting on the genitourinary systemDrugs acting on the musculoskeletal systemDrugs acting on the immune systemDrugs acting on the bloodDrugs acting on the skinAnti-infective agentsDrugs used in neoplastic disordersDrugs used in the eye, ear, nose and throatMiscellaneous (antidotes, antagonists & chelating agents; miscellaneous agents)Appendices Poisoning and its treatmentsPoisons information centresAlternative drug namesBibliography Glossary Index