1 Fundamentals of nursing pharmacology 1
2 Principles of safe medication administration 24
3 Patient education and medication safety 36
4 Dermatologic drugs 42
5 Pain medications 73
6 Autonomic nervous system drugs 115
7 Neurologic and neuromuscular drugs 159
8 Cardiovascular drugs 234
9 Respiratory drugs 314
10 Gastrointestinal drugs 344
11 Genitourinary drugs 401
12 Hematologic drugs 426
13 Endocrine drugs 462
14 Sensory drugs 500
15 Psychotropic drugs 520
16 Anti-infective drugs 565
17 Anti-inflammatory, antiallergy, and immunosuppressant drugs 645
18 Antineoplastic drugs 669
19 Drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance 756
20 Practice makes perfect 780

Appendices
Emergency drugs, herbs/supplements, and vaccines 810
Abbreviations to avoid 813
Glossary 822
Index 827