Author : Jan Hawthorn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199558483
This is a clear, up-to-date, and authoritative reference guide to medicines and their effects. Written in an accessible style, this dictionary contains over 4,100 entries on a wide range of medicines available today. Ideal for home use, for nurses and allied health professionals, and for medical students.
Author : Andrew Dickman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 35,73 MB
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199660395
This is a practical, easily accessible A-Z of the common drugs encountered in palliative care
Author : Richard R. Lingeman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Drug terms, including slang, defined from both pharmacological and sociological points of view. Intended primarily for the layman. Deals with drugs used for nonmedical purposes, i.e., so-called "mind" drugs that alter consciousness, mood, emotions, etc. Entry gives definition, derivation, synonyms, cross references, and quotation (to show use of term). 4 appendixes pertinent to legal and official classifications of drugs. 1st ed., 1969.
Author : Ed Day
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 39,10 MB
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1911623184
Comprehensive coverage of the theory, practical understanding and management of the psychiatric aspects of drug and alcohol use and dependence.
Author : Richard R. Lingeman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780070379121
Defines scientific and slang terms that comprise the nomenclature of mind drugs
Author : WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines
Publisher : WHO
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN :
This report presents the recommendations of the WHO Expert Committee responsible for updating the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. The first part contains a progress report on the new procedures for updating the Model List and the development of the WHO Essential Medicines Library. It continues with a section on changes made in revising the Model List followed by a review of some sections such as hypertensive medicines and fast track procedures for deleting items. Annexes include the 13th version of the Model List and items on the list sorted according to their 5-level Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification codes.
Author : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 2933 pages
File Size : 25,49 MB
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1975160150
THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians...always dependable, always up to date! Look for these outstanding features: Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,500 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format NEW 32 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including the COVID-19 drug remdesivir—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval NEW Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns Photoguide insert with images of 439 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules
Author : Ronald I. Shorr
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Chemotherapy
ISBN : 9781416002086
This user-friendly, comprehensive drug reference - available in print and electronically for handheld, point-of-care usage -provides clinical information on more than 1000 drugs and their use in geriatric patients. In addition to dosage information and clinical indications, this reference also addresses the challenging issues of drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, polypharmacy, toxicity, compromised renal and hepatic function, withdrawal events, and more. Useful summary sections provide 1at a glance' conclusions, recommendations and clinical pearls. Quarterly updates to the handheld version ensure up-to-date access to the latest drug information and indications in the geriatric patient. Get comprehensive guidance on all the drugs you could conceivably encounter in treating the geriatric patient. Better serve your geriatric patients with dosage and usage guidelines developed specifically for them. Stay on top of all the latest drug information, including dosage updates and new drugs being released with frequent updates to the PDA version. Find information quickly using the practical, clinically-focused, full-color format.
Author :
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2019-07-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0128173173
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Volume 85, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field. Chapters in this new release include Cell death mechanisms in DILI, Mitochondria in DILI, Primary hepatocytes and their cultures for the testing of drug-induced liver injury, MetaHeps an alternate approach to identify IDILI, Autophagy and DILI, Biomarkers and DILI, Regeneration and DILI, Drug-induced liver injury in obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Mechanisms of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury, the Evaluation and Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity, and much more. - Includes the authority and expertise of leading contributors in pharmacology - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Pharmacology series
Author : Bertha Madras
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 12,96 MB
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0124186858
Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human nervous system, with each chapter offering a specific focus on nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, sedative-hypnotics, and designer drugs. Other chapters provide a context for drug use, with overviews of use and consequences, epidemiology and risk factors, genetics of use and treatment success, and strategies to screen populations and provide appropriate interventions. The book offers meaningful, relevant and timely information for scientists, health-care professionals and treatment providers. - A comprehensive reference on the effects of drug addiction on the human nervous system - Focuses on core drug addiction issues from nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, and other commonly abused drugs - Includes foundational science chapters on the biology of addiction - Details challenges in diagnosis and treatment options
