Includes index.

Contents: 1. Introduction to nursing pharmacology: Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effects of drugs --The nursing process in drug therapy and patient safety -- Dosage calculations -- Challenges to effective drug therapy -- 2. Chemotherapeutic agents: Introduction to cell physiology -- Anti-infective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- 3. Drugs acting on the immune system: Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Anti-inflammatory, antiarthritis and related agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccines and sera -- 4. Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous system: Introduction to nerves and the nervous system -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents -- Antidepressant agents -- Psychotherapeutic agents -- Antiseizure agents -- Antiparkinsonism agents -- Muscle relaxants -- Narcotics, narcotic antagonists and antimigraine agents -- General and local anesthetic agents -- Neuromuscular junction blocking agents -- 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nerves system: Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agonists -- Adrenergic blocking antagonists -- Cholinergic agonists -- Anticholinergic agents -- 6. Drugs acting on the endocrine system: Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hypothalamic and pituitary agents -- Adrenocortical agents -- Thyroid and parathyroid agents -- Agents to control blood glucose levels -- 7. Drugs acting on the reproductive system: Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system -- 8. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system: Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Cardiotonic agents -- Antiarrythmic agents -- Antianginal agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias -- 9. Drugs acting on the renal system: Introduction to the renal system -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder -- 10. Drugs acting on the respiratory system: Introduction to the respiratory system -- Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract -- Drugs acting on the lower respiratory tract -- 11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract: Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility -- Antiemetic agents