Trusted by nursing and midwifery students and clinicians in Australia since 1983, the 11th edition of Havard's Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable tool for reliable, accurate and up-to-date drug information.
The guide is easy to access and user-friendly. It provides all the medication information you need to know, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system, and referred to by both trade and generic name. The book includes best practice in drug administration as well as patient teaching information to improve care.
This edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines.
Available forms, action, use, dosage, adverse effects and interactions
Formulae to calculate drug doses and drip rates
All drugs listed by therapeutic class and body system
Nursing points, including administration advice and cautions
Patient education notes
Midwifery/pregnancy considerations
An eBook included in all print purchases
Updates to all entries
New drugs including immunomodifying agents, antineoplastic agents and metabolic disorder agents
Guidance on drugs 'Not to be crushed'
1 Acne treatment 2 Analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) 3 Anorectics and weightloss 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 (dmards) 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 Miscellaneous agents
