The Top 100 Drugs - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition

• Compact and easy to follow – can be carried around on the wards
• Logically ordered – offers multiple ways to find the drug you are looking for
• A Clinical Tip for each drug, drawn from the authors’ experience
• 100 self-assessment questions to encourage integration and revision of knowledge and understanding

• Fully updated to include the most commonly prescribed drugs today, based on original research led by the authors of over 1 billion community prescriptions and approximately 1 million hospital prescriptions
• All drug monographs extensively reviewed and updated
• Dedicated section emergency drugs
• Updated self-assessment material, now including calculation and prescription-writing questions, in addition to single-best-answer questions

List of abbreviations
Introduction
The top 100 drugs listed by system
The top 100 drugs listed by indication
The top 100 drugs (alphabetical listing)
5α-reductase inhibitors
α-blockers
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Acetylcysteine (N-acetylcysteine)
Activated charcoal
Adenosine
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
Aldosterone antagonists
Alginates and antacids
Allopurinol
Aminoglycosides
Aminosalicylates
Amiodarone
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Antidepressants, tricyclics and related drugs
Antidepressants, venlafaxine and mirtazapine
Antiemetics, dopamine D₂-receptor antagonists
Antiemetics, histamine H₁-receptor antagonists
Antiemetics, serotonin 5-HT₃-receptor antagonists
Antifungal drugs
Antihistamines (H₁-receptor antagonists)
Antimotility drugs
Antimuscarinics, bronchodilators
Antimuscarinics, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal uses
Antimuscarinics, genitourinary uses
Antipsychotics, first-generation (typical)
Antipsychotics, second-generation (atypical)
Antiviral drugs
Antiplatelet drugs, ADP-receptor antagonists
Antiplatelet drugs, aspirin
Azathioprine
β-blockers
β₂-agonists
Benzodiazepines
Bisphosphonates
Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium channel blockers
Carbamazepine
Cephalosporins and carbapenems
Chloramphenicol
Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), inhaled
Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), systemic
Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), topical
Digoxin
Dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors
Direct oral anticoagulants
Diuretics, loop
Diuretics, thiazide and thiazide-like
Dopaminergic drugs for Parkinson’s disease
Emollients
Fibrinolytic drugs
Gabapentin and pregabalin
H₂-receptor antagonists
Heparins and fondaparinux
Insulin
Iron
Lamotrigine
Laxatives, osmotic
Laxatives, stimulant
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Levetiracetam
Lidocaine
Macrolides
Metformin
Methotrexate
Metronidazole
Naloxone
Nicotine replacement and related drugs
Nitrates
Nitrofurantoin
Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs
Ocular lubricants (artificial tears)
Oestrogens and progestogens
Opioids, strong
Opioids, weak/moderate
Oxygen
Paracetamol
Penicillins
Penicillins, antipseudomonal
Penicillins, broad-spectrum
Penicillins, penicillinase-resistant
Phosphodiesterase (type 5) inhibitors
Prostaglandin analogue eye drops
Proton pump inhibitors
Quinine
Quinolones
Serotonin 5-HT₁-receptor agonists
Sex hormone antagonists for breast cancer
Statins
Sulphonylureas
Tetracyclines
Thyroid hormones
Trimethoprim
Valproate (valproic acid)
Vancomycin
Vitamins
Warfarin
Z-drugs

Fluids
Colloids (plasma substitutes)
Compound sodium lactate (Hartmann’s solution)
Glucose (dextrose)
Potassium chloride
Sodium chloride

Self-assessment and knowledge integration
100 single best-answer questions
Answers and explanations