Previous ed.: Marrickville, N.S.W. : Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [439].

Introduction -- Analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) --Anorectics and weight loss agents -- Antacids -- Anthelmintics -- Antianginal agents -- Antianxiety agents -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Antiasthma agents and bronchodilators -- Antibacterial agents -- Anticoagulants -- Antidepressants -- Antidiabetic agents -- Antidiarrhoeal agents -- Antidotes, antagonists and chelating agents -- Antiemetics -- Antiepileptics -- Antifungal agents -- Antigout agents -- Antihistamines -- Antihypertensive agents -- Antimalarial agents -- Antimigraine agents -- Antimuscarinic agents -- Antimycobacterial agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- Antiplatelet agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Antipsychotic agents -- Antithyroid agents -- Antiulcer agents -- Antiviral agents -- Bone- and calcium-regulating agents -- Cardiac clycosides -- Corticosteroids -- Cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics -- Dermatological agents -- Diuretics -- Dopaminergic agents -- Drug dependence -- Eye, ear and throat agents -- Fibrinolytic agents -- Gastrointestinal agents (miscellaneous) -- General anaesthetics -- Haemostatics -- Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones -- Immunomodifiers -- Laxatives -- Lipid-regulating agents -- Local anaesthetics -- Muscle relaxants -- Neuromuscular-blocking agents -- Opioid analgesics -- Parasympathomimetic agents -- Prostaglandins -- Sedatives and hypnotics -- Sex hormones -- Stimulants -- Sympathomimetic agents -- Thyroid agents -- Topical rectal medication -- Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antisera -- Vasodilators -- Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes -- Miscellaneous agents -- Appendix 1. Poisoning and its treatment -- Appendix 2. Poisons information centres -- Appendix 3. Alternative drug names.0 s`

Now in its 6th edition, this book continues to be an essential resource for nursing students and practitioners. The information presented in this user-friendly guide can be access either by therapeutic class or by system - each section is introduced by a description of the therapeutic class, followed by an A-Z of drugs within that therapeutic class, including the action, use and dosage of each drug, and important nursing points and nursing calculations. Both trade names and generic drug names are given. All drug information and appendices have been fully updated and revised, as has the description of the nurse's role in drug therapy, taking into account the continuing evolution of nursing practice.