Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs,12th Edition

• Easy-to-use format – search for drugs by therapeutic class or body system
• All the important information nurses need – poisons information, formulae for calculations of drug doses and drip rates
• Nursing considerations such as patient safety, administration advice and cautions
• Drug monographs include active ingredient and trade names, available forms, action, use, dosage, adverse effects and interactions
• Patient education and advice notes to improve patient care and outcomes
• A separate durable pocket card suitable for attaching to a lanyard with formulae, useful units and concentrations, and common abbreviations
• Available in print and eBook

New to this edition

• Each drug reviewed to ensure its relevance for nurses in Australia
• Chapter introductions updated citing the latest evidence, in a language that promotes nurse and nursing student understanding
• Updated icons offering a quick visual guide, helping readers locate key drug information including pregnancy and breastfeeding safety, crushability, dosage adjustments, and considerations for older adults and in sports
• Therapeutic Goods Administration drug scheduling incorporated specifically for Schedule 8 medications

Introduction
At a Glance
General Patient Teaching and Advice
Reviewers

1. Acne treatment?
2. Analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAID
3. Anorectics and weight-loss agents
4. Anthelmintics??
5. Antialzheimer's agents?
6. Antianginal agents??
7. Antianxiety agents??
8. Antiarrhythmic agents??
9. Antiasthma agents, bronchodilators and respiratory agents
10. Antibacterial?agents?
11. Anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents?
12. Antidepressants?
13. Antidiabetic agents?
14. Antidiarrhoeal agents?
15. Antidotes, antagonists and chelating agents
16. Antiemetic agents?
17. Antiepileptics?
18. Antifungal agents?
19. Antiglaucoma agents??
20. Antigout and uricolytic agents?
21. Antihistamines
22. Antihypertensive agents?
23. Antimalarial agents
24. Antimigraine agents?
25. Antimycobacterial agents?
26. Antineoplastic agents?
27. Antineoplastic support agents
28. Antiparkinson's agents?
29. Antiplatelet agents
30. Antiprotozoal agents
31. Antipsychotic and mood stabilising agents?
32. Antiulcer agents??
33. Antiviral agents?
34. Bladder function disorder agents
35. Bone and calcium regulating agents
36. Cardiac glycosides?
37. Cholinergic and anticholinergic agents
38. Corticosteroids
39. Cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics
40. Dermatological agents?
41. Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
42. Diuretics?
43. Drug dependence
44. Erectile dysfunction agents
45. Eye, ear, nose and throat agents
46. Fibrinolytic agents?
47. Gastrointestinal agents miscellaneous
48. General anaesthetics?
49. Haemopoietic agents??
50. Haemostatics?
51. Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
52. Immunomodifiers
53. Laxatives
54. Lipid regulating agents?
55. Local anaesthetics
56. Metabolic disorders agents
57. Movement disorders agents
58. Muscle relaxants
59. Neuromuscularblocking agents
60. Opioid analgesics?
61. Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding
62. Pulmonary hypertension agents
63. Sedatives and hypnotics?
64. Sex hormones?
65. Stimulants
66. Sympathomimetic agents
67. Thyroid and antithyroid agents
68. Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antivenoms
69. Vasodilators
70. Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes
71. Antacids??