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Assistant Dean for DNP Programs, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE Introduction1 Orientation to Pharmacology2 Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice3 Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and InformationUNIT TWO Basic Principles of Pharmacology4 Pharmacokinetics5 Pharmacodynamics6 Drug Interactions7 Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors8 Individual Variation to Drug Responses9 Genetic and Genomic Considerations10 Introduction to ImmunomodulatorsUNIT THREE Drug Therapy Across the Life Span11 Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding12 Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients13 Drug Therapy in Older Adult PatientsUNIT FOUR Peripheral Nervous System DrugsSection 1 Introduction14 Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology15 Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous SystemSection 2 Cholinergic Drugs16 Muscarinic Agonists17 Muscarinic Antagonists18 Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis19 Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic TransmissionSection 3 Adrenergic Drugs20 Adrenergic Agonists21 Adrenergic Antagonists22 Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic AgentsUNIT FIVE Central Nervous System DrugsSection 4 Introduction23 Introduction to Central Nervous System PharmacologySection 5 Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders24 Drugs for Parkinson Disease25 Drugs for Alzheimer Disease26 Drugs for Multiple SclerosisSection 6 Neurologic Drugs27 Drugs for Seizure Disorders28 Drugs for Muscle Spasm and SpasticitySection 7 Drugs for Pain29 Local Anesthetics30 General Anesthetics31 Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics32 Pain Management in Patients With Cancer33 Drugs for HeadacheSection 8 Psychotherapeutic Drugs34 Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia35 Antidepressants36 Drugs for Bipolar Disorder37 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs38 Management of Anxiety Disorders39 Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderSection 9 Substance Use Disorders40 Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations41 Substance Use Disorders II: Alcohol42 Substance Use Disorders III: Nicotine43 Substance Use Disorders IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and NicotineUNIT SIX Drugs That Affect Fluid and Electrolyte Balance44 Diuretics45 Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body FluidsUNIT SEVEN Drugs That Affect the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood46 Review of Hemodynamics47 Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System48 Calcium Channel Blockers49 Vasodilators50 Drugs for Hypertension51 Drugs for Heart Failure52 Antidysrhythmic Drugs53 Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels54 Drugs for Angina Pectoris55 Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs56 Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction57 Drugs for Hemophilia58 Drugs for Deficiency Anemias59 Hematopoietic AgentsUNIT EIGHT Drugs for Endocrine Disorders60 Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus61 Drugs for Thyroid Disorders62 Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function63 Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal CortexUNIT NINE Reproductive Health64 Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications65 Birth Control66 Drug Therapy for Infertility67 Drugs That Affect Uterine Function68 Androgens69 Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia70 Transgender HealthUNIT TEN Anti-inflammatory, Antiallergic, and Immunologic Drugs71 Review of the Immune System72 Childhood Immunization73 Immunosuppressants74 Antihistamines75 Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen76 Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine DisordersUNIT ELEVEN Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders77 Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis78 Drug Therapy for Gout79 Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone MineralizationUNIT TWELVE Respiratory Tract Drugs80 Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease81 Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and ColdsUNIT THIRTEEN Gastrointestinal Drugs82 Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease83 Laxatives84 Other Gastrointestinal DrugsUNIT FOURTEEN Nutrition and Complementary Therapy85 Vitamins86 Drugs for Weight Loss87 Complementary and Alternative TherapyUNIT FIFTEEN Therapy of Infectious Diseases88 Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy89 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins90 Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs91 Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, and Others92 Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis93 Sulfonamide Antibiotics and Trimethoprim94 Drug Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections95 Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis96 Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Daptomycin, Rifampin, Rifaximin, and Fidaxomicin97 Antifungal Agents98 Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections99 Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections100 Drug Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Infections101 Antiseptics and DisinfectantsUNIT SIXTEEN Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases102 Anthelmintics103 Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents104 Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents105 EctoparasiticidesUNIT SEVENTEEN Cancer Chemotherapy106 Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy107 Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents108 Anticancer Drugs II: Hormonal Agents, Targeted Drugs, and Other Noncytotoxic Anticancer DrugsUNIT EIGHTEEN Miscellaneous Drugs and Therapies109 Drugs for Eye Conditions and Diseases110 Drugs for Skin Conditions111 Drugs for Ear ConditionsUNIT NINETEEN Toxicology112 Management of Poisoning113 Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical TerrorismAnswer Key

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