Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Elena Bablenis Haveles, BS Pharm, Pharm D and Suzanne Burgee, MSDH, RDH, QDA

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New to This Edition
- NEW! Content on drugs treating weight loss, ADHD, and addiction prepare you to treat patients managing those conditions
- NEW! Patient Questionnaires on the Evolve Resources site help you learn what to ask patients who have certain conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage with dental hygiene focus
- Practice opportunities for classroom and board exam prep, including in-text chapter review questions and practice quizzes on Evolve
- Learning features including clinical case studies (in the text and on Evolve), Dental Hygiene Considerations, summary boxes and tables, and Note boxes
- Vocabulary practice, with key terms called out in the chapter and defined in the glossary
- Separate drug index
- Quick-reference appendices
- Robust educator and student resources online to support teaching and learning
- Art program includes illustrations showing basic principles and internal processes, along with photographs of oral conditions and side effects
- Consistent presentation of each drug so that information can be easily identified
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Contents

Part I: General Principles
1. Information, Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription Writing
2. Drug Action and Handling
3. Adverse Reactions

Part II: Drugs Used in Dentistry
4. Autonomic Drugs
5. Nonopioid (Nonnarcotic) Analgesics
6. Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics and Antagonists
7. Antiinfective Agents
8. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents
9. Antianxiety Agents
10. Local Anesthetics
11. General Anesthetics

Part III: Drugs That May Alter Dental Treatment
12. Drugs for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
13. Drugs for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders
14. Drugs for the Treatment of Seizure Disorders
15. Drugs for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Disorders
16. Adrenocorticosteroids
17. Drugs for the Treatment of Respiratory Disorders and Allergic Rhinitis
18. Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
19. Drugs for the Treatment of Other Endocrine Disorders
20. Antineoplastic Drugs

Part IV: Special Situations
21. Emergency Drugs
22. Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
23. Substance Abuse Disorders
24. Natural/Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements
25. Prevention and Treatment of Common Oral Conditions

Appendix A
Appendix B Medical Terminology
Appendix C Drug-Related Oral Manifestations: Xerostomia and Taste Alterations
Appendix D Children’s Dose Calculations
Glossary
Authors

Elena Bablenis Haveles, BS Pharm, Pharm D, Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology, School of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Stratford University, Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Suzanne Burgee, MSDH, RDH, QDA, Assistant Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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