Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology

Andres Bonifacio Avenue, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte

Compilation of Therapeutic Drug Literature

In Partial Fulfillment
of the
Requirements in NSG 105 PHARMACOLOGY

Presented to:
Prof. Japhet R. Carbiero, MSN-HEd, CMSRN, RN

Presented by:
Ms. Maria Antoinette Siclot, SN
BSN Level 2
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the many professionals who assisted in
the preparation of the eighth edition of Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process
Approach by reviewing chapters and offering suggestions.

We wish to especially thank the original authors and those who updated the established
chapters: Margaret Barton-Burke, Joseph Boullata, Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, Katherine
L. Byar, Michelle M. Byrne, Karen Carmody, Robin Webb Corbett, Sandy Elliott, Linda Goodwin,
Janice Heinssen, Marilyn Herbert-Ashton, Judith W. Herrman, Kathleen J. Jones, Bettyrae
Jordan, Robert J. Kizior, Paula R. Klemm, Anne E. Lara, Linda Laskowski-Jones, Ronald J.
Lefever, Patricia S. Lincoln, Patricia O’Brien, Laura K. Williford Owens, Byron Peters, Lisa Ann
Plowfield, Larry D. Purnell, Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko, Jane Purnell Taylor, Donald L. Taylor,
Lynette M. Wachholz, Marcia Welsh, Gail Wilkes, and M. Linda Workman.

The success and final outcome of this project required a lot of guidance and assistance
from many people and I am extremely privileged to have got this all along the completion of my
requirement. All that I have done is only due to such supervision and assistance and I would not
forget to thank them.

I heartily thank our Pharmacology professor, Prof. Japhet R. Carbiero, MSN-HEd,

CMSRN, RN, [Department] for his guidance and suggestions during this project work.

Mariaed Sheena J. Ragmac

SN BSN Level II, MSU-IIT
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY

UNIT II NUTRITION AND ELECTROLYTES

Chapter 1 Vitamins
Chapter 2 Minerals
Chapter 3 Fluids and Electrolytes

UNIT III AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS

Chapter 4 Adrenergic Agonists/Sympathomimetics
Chapter 5 Adrenergic Blockers Or Sympatholytics
Chapter 6 Cholinergic Agonists
Chapter 7 Anticholinergics/Cholinergic-
Blocking Agents/Muscarinic
Antagonists Or Anti Parasympathetic
Agents

UNIT IV NEUROLOGIC & NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS

Chapter 8 Central Nervous System Stimulants
Chapter 9 Central Nervous System Depressants
Chapter 10 Anesthetics
Chapter 11 Anticonvulsants
Chapter12 Drugs for Parkinsonism
Chapter 13 Drugs For Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 14 Centrally-acting Muscle Relaxants

UNIT V PAIN AND INFLAMMATION MANAGEMENT AGENTS

Chapter 15 First-generation Nsaids
Chapter 16 Second-generation Nsaids
Chapter 17 Corticosteroids
Chapter 18 Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
(Dmards)
Chapter 19 Antimalarials
Chapter 20 Antigout Drugs
Chapter 21 Nonopioid Analgesics
Chapter 22 Opioid Analgesics
Chapter 23 Opioid Agonists-antagonist
Chapter 24 Opioid Antagonist
Chapter 25 Drugs Used To Treat Severe Migraine
Headaches
Chapter 26 Urinary Analgesics
Chapter 27 Urinary Antispasmodics

UNIT VI PSYCHIATRIC AGENTS

Chapter 30 Antipsychotic Agents
Chapter 31 Anxiolytics
Chapter 32 Antidepressants
Chapter 33 Mood Stabilizers

UNIT VII ANTIBACTERIAL & ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS

Chapter 34 Penicillins
Chapter 35 Cephalosporins
Chapter 36 Carbapenems
 Chapter 37 Glycopeptides
Chapter 38 Macrolides
Chapter 39 Ketolides
Chapter 40 Lincosamides
Chapter 41 Lipopeptides
Chapter 42 Tetracyclines
Chapter 43 Glycylcyclines
Chapter 44 Aminoglycosides
Chapter 45 Fluoroquinolones Or Quinolones
Chapter 46 Chloramphenicol
Chapter 47 Streptogramins
Chapter 48 Oxazolidinones
Chapter 49 Aminocyclitol
Chapter 50 Sulfonamides & Trimethoprim
Chapter 51 Urinary Antiseptics
Chapter 52 Antimycobacterial Agents:
Antitubercular Drugs
Chapter 53 Antimycobacterial Agents:
Antileprosy Drugs
Chapter 54 Drugs For Mycobacterium Avium
Complex Infection
Chapter 55 Antiprotozoal
Chapter 56 Antifungals
Chapter 57 Antimalarials
Chapter 58 Anthelmintic
Chapter 59 Immunologic Agents: Antiviral Hiv Drugs
Chapter 60 Immunologic Agents: Antiviral Non-hiv Drugs
Chapter 61 Immunologic Agents: Vaccines

UNIT VIII IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT DRUGS FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANT

Chapter 62 Calcineurin Inhibitors
Chapter 63 mTOR Inhibitors (Mammalian Target
Of Rapamycin)
Chapter 64 Cytotoxic Drugs
Chapter 65 Glucocorticoids
Chapter 66 ANTIBODIES

UNIT IX ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS OR ANTICANCER AGENTS

Chapter 66 Alkylating Agents
Chapter 67 Antimetabolites
Chapter 68 Plant Alkaloids
Chapter 69 Antitumor Antibiotics
Chapter 70 Hormones, Hormonal Antagonists, & Enzymes
Chapter 71 Miscellaneous Enzymes
Chapter 72 Targeted Therapies

UNIT X ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS: BIOLOGIC RESPONSE MODIFIERS

Chapter 73 Interferons
Chapter 74 Colony-stimulating Factors

UNIT XI RESPIRATORY AGENTS

Chapter 75 Drugs For Upper Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 76 Drugs For Lower Respiratory Disorders

UNIT XII CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS

 Chapter 77 Cardiac Glycosides
Chapter 78 Inotropic Agents/Phosphodiesterase
Inhibitors/Positive Inotropic Bipyridines
Chapter 79 Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Hormones
Chapter 80 Antianginals
Chapter 81 Antidysrhythmic
Chapter 82 Diuretics
Chapter 83 Antihypertensives
Chapter 84 Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, And
Thrombolytic Drugs
Chapter 85 Drugs for Hemophilia
Chapter 86 Antihyperlipidemics
Chapter 87 Peripheral Vasodilators

UNIT XIII GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS

Chapter 89 Antiemetics
Chapter 90 Antidiarrheals
Chapter 91 Laxatives
Chapter 92 Antiulcer Drugs

UNIT XIV EYE, EAR, AND SKIN AGENTS

Chapter 93 Drugs For Disorders Of The Eye
Chapter 94 Drugs For Disorders Of The Ear
Chapter 95 Drugs For Dermatologic Disorders

UNIT XVI ENDOCRINE AGENTS

Chapter 96 Drugs For Pituitary Disorders
Chapter 97 Drugs For Thyroid Disorders
Chapter 98 Drugs For Parathyroid Disorders
Chapter 99 Drugs For Adrenal Disorders
Chapter 100 Antidiabetics

UNIT XVII REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER- RELATED AGENTS

Chapter 101 Female Reproductive Cycle I:
Pregnancy And Preterm Labor Drugs
Chapter 102 Female Reproductive Cycle Ii:
Labor, Delivery, And Preterm Neonatal
Drugs
Chapter 103 Postpartum And Newborn Drugs
Chapter 104 Drugs For Women’s Reproductive
Health And Menopause

UNIT XVIII DRUGS FOR DEFICIENCY ANEMIAS

Chapter 105 Drugs For Iron Deficiency Anemia
Chapter 106 Drugs For Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Chapter 107 Drugs For Folic Acid-deficiency Anemia

UNIT XIX EMERGENCY AGENTS

Chapter 108 Emergency Drugs For Cardiac
Disorders
Chapter 109 Emergency Drugs For
Intracranial Hypertension
Chapter 110 Emergency Drugs For Poisoning
Chapter 111 Emergency Drugs For Shock
Catecholamine
Chapter 112 Emergency Drugs For Hypertensive
 Crisis And Pulmonary Edema
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