UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 1. Prescriptive Authority 2. Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing 3. Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy UNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY 4. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions 5. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors 6. Individual Variation in Drug Responses 7. Genetic and Genomic Considerations in Pharmacotherapeutics UNIT III: DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 8. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 9. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients 10. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients UNIT IV: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS 11. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology 12. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System 13. Muscarinic Agonists and Cholinesterase Inhibitors 14. Muscarinic Antagonists 15. Adrenergic Agonists 16. Adrenergic Antagonists 17. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents UNIT V: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS 18. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology 19. Drugs for Parkinson Disease 20. Drugs for Alzheimer Disease 21. Drugs for Seizure Disorders 22. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity UNIT VI: DRUGS FOR PAIN 23. Local Anesthetics 24. Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics 25. Drugs for Headache UNIT VII: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS 26. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia 27. Antidepressants 28. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder 29. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs 30. Management of Anxiety Disorders 31. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder UNIT VIII: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS 32. Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations 33. Substance Use Disorders II: Alcohol 34. Substance Use Disorders III: Nicotine and Smoking 35. Substance Use Disorders IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and Nicotine UNIT IX: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD, AND BLOOD VOLUME 36. Review of Hemodynamics 37. Diuretics 38. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System 39. Calcium Channel Blockers 40. Vasodilators 41. Drugs for Hypertension 42. Drugs for Heart Failure 43. Antidysrhythmic Drugs 44. Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels 45. Drugs for Angina Pectoris 46. Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs 47. Drugs for Deficiency Anemias UNIT X: DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 48. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus 49. Drugs for Thyroid Disorders UNIT XI: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 50. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications 51. Birth Control 52. Androgens 53. Drugs for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 54. Drugs for Sexual Dysfunction — NEW! 55. Drugs for Transgender Health — NEW! UNIT XII: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS 56. Review of the Immune System 57. Childhood Immunization 58. Antihistamines 59. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen 60. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders UNIT XIII: DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS 61. Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis 62. Drug Therapy of Gout 63. Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization UNIT XIV: RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS 64. Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 65. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds UNIT XV: GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS 66. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease 67. Laxatives 68. Other Gastrointestinal Drugs UNIT XVI: NUTRITION AND COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES 69. Vitamins 70. Drugs for Weight Loss 71. Complementary and Alternative Therapies UNIT XVII: THERAPY OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES 72. Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy 73. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins 74. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs 75. Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis 76. Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis 77. Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim 78. Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections 79. Drugs Therapy for Tuberculosis 80. Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs 81. Antifungal Agents 82. Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections 83. Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection 84. Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 85. Anthelmintics UNIT XVIII: CANCER THERAPY 86. Introduction to Immunomodulators 87. Anticancer Drugs for the Nonspecialist 88. Pain Management in Patients with Cancer UNIT XIX: DRUGS FOR EYES, EARS, AND SKIN 89. Drugs for the Eye 90. Drugs for the Skin 91. Drugs for the Ear UNIT XX: DRUG THERAPY IN ACUTE CARE 92. Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids 93. Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction 94. Drugs for Acute Care APPENDIX: Canadian Drug Information Index
Laura D. Rosenthal, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA and Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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