| Unit 1 | A Nurse's Perspective of Pharmacology | 1 |
| 1 | Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases | 2 |
| 2 | Nursing Process and Client Teaching | 14 |
| 3 | Principles of Drug Administration | 21 |
| 4 | Medications and Calculations | 43 |
| Unit 2 | Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology | 112 |
| 5 | The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Ethical Considerations | 113 |
| 6 | Transcultural Considerations | 120 |
| 7 | Drug Interaction, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Drug Abuse | 131 |
| 8 | Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications | 143 |
| 9 | Pediatric Pharmacology | 156 |
| 10 | Geriatric Pharmacology | 164 |
| 11 | Medication Administration in Community Settings | 173 |
| 12 | The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research | 182 |
| Unit 3 | Nutrition and Electrolytes | 188 |
| 13 | Vitamin and Mineral Replacement | 189 |
| 14 | Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement | 203 |
| 15 | Nutritional Support | 221 |
| Unit 4 | Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents | 231 |
| 16 | Central Nervous System Stimulants | 234 |
| 17 | Central Nervous System Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics and Anesthetics | 243 |
| 18 | Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics | 258 |
| 19 | Anticonvulsants | 276 |
| 20 | Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics | 287 |
| 21 | Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizer | 304 |
| 22 | Autonomic Nervous System | 317 |
| 23 | Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers | 321 |
| 24 | Cholinergics and Anticholinergics | 336 |
| 25 | Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Muscle Spasms | 349 |
| Unit 5 | Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents | 371 |
| 26 | Antiinflammatory Drugs | 373 |
| 27 | Antibacterials and Their Effects, Penicillins and Cephalosporins | 391 |
| 28 | Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones | 407 |
| 29 | Antibacterials: Sulfonamides | 423 |
| 30 | Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole | 430 |
| 31 | Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs | 443 |
| 32 | Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders | 455 |
| Unit 6 | Immunologic Agents | 463 |
| 33 | HIV and AIDS-Related Agents | 465 |
| 34 | Vaccines | 484 |
| Unit 7 | Antineoplastic Agents | 494 |
| 35 | Anticancer Drugs | 496 |
| 36 | Biologic Response Modifiers | 515 |
| Unit 8 | Respiratory Agents | 532 |
| 37 | Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections | 535 |
| 38 | Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders | 546 |
| Unit 9 | Cardiovascular Agents | 562 |
| 39 | Drugs for Cardiac Disorders | 565 |
| 40 | Diuretics | 585 |
| 41 | Antihypertensive Drugs | 600 |
| 42 | Drugs for Circulatory Disorders | 620 |
| Unit 10 | Gastrointestinal Agents | 641 |
| 43 | Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders | 643 |
| 44 | Antiulcer Drugs | 665 |
| Unit 11 | Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents | 681 |
| 45 | Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear | 684 |
| 46 | Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders | 700 |
| Unit 12 | Endocrine Agents | 710 |
| 47 | Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals | 714 |
| 48 | Antidiabetic Drugs | 733 |
| Unit 13 | Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents | 749 |
| 49 | Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle I; Pregnancy and Preterm Labor | 754 |
| 50 | Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle II: Labor, Delivery, and the Preterm Neonate | 772 |
| 51 | Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn | 790 |
| 52 | Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders | 810 |
| 53 | Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders | 832 |
| 54 | Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 842 |
| Unit 14 | Emergency Agents | 856 |
| 55 | Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs | 857 |
| App. A | Generic Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names | 877 |
| App. B | Therapeutic Drugs Monitoring (TDM) | 879 |
| App. C | Drug-Drug Interactions | 883 |
| App. D | Abbreviations | 884 |
| App. E | Internet Sites of Interest | 885 |
| References | 887 |
| Index | 897 |