Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance

Simon Young, Academic Subject Manager - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Science and Education, University of South WalesBen Pitcher, Senior Lecturer - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales

• Preface viiAbout the companion website ixPart 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and Medicines Management 11 Why is managing medicines important in nursing? 22 Keeping up to date with medicines management 43 What is a medicine? 64 Medicines nomenclature: what’s in a name? 85 Numeracy and medicines management 106 Clinical pharmacokinetics I 127 Clinical pharmacokinetics II 148 Routes of administration I 169 Routes of administration II 1810 Pharmacodynamics I 2011 Pharmacodynamics II 22Part 2 Managing medicines 2512 Dyspepsia 2613 Acute diarrhoea and constipation 2814 Chronic bowel disease 3015 Nausea and vomiting 3216 Anti-anginals 3417 Anti-arrhythmics 3618 Heart failure 3819 Hypertension 4020 Diuretics 4221 Respiratory conditions I 4422 Respiratory conditions II 4623 Opioid analgesics 4824 Anxiolytics and hypnotics 5025 Antipsychotics 5226 Depression 5427 Epilepsy 5628 Alcohol: detoxification 5829 Alcohol: maintaining abstinence 6030 Smoking cessation 6231 Fighting infection 6432 Antibiotics 6633 Diabetes: insulin 6834 Diabetes: antiglycaemics 7035 Thyroid conditions 7236 Oral contraception 7437 Anticoagulants 7638 Antiplatelet drugs 7839 Musculoskeletal disorders 8040 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and non-opioid analgesics 8241 Topical agents and emollients 8442 Topical steroids 86Part 3 Safe and effective medicines management 8943 Medicines management in pregnancy and breastfeeding 9044 Medicines management in children 9245 Medicines management in elderly people 9446 Medicines management in people with hepatic and renal impairment 9647 Drug interactions 9848 Adverse drug reactions 10049 Pharmacovigilance 10250 Classification of medicines 104Index 107