Side Effects of Drugs Annual (eBook)

Cover 1
Side Effects of Drugs Annual 2
Copyright 5
Contributors 6
Contents 13
Special reviews 17
Cumulative indexes of specialreviews, Annuals 12–31 19
Table of Essays, Annuals 1–31 30
Classifications of adversedrug reactions 31
How to use this book 37
Side Effects of Drugs Essay 39
Chapter 1. Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite 44
Chapter 2. Antidepressant drugs 72
Chapter 3. Lithium 84
Chapter 4. Drugs of abuse 98
Chapter 5. Hypnosedatives and anxiolytics 118
Chapter 6. Antipsychotic drugs 126
Chapter 7. Antiepileptic drugs 166
Chapter 8. Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists 226
Chapter 9. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout 268
Chapter 10. General anesthetics and therapeutic gases 286
Chapter 11. Local anesthetics 304
Chapter 12. Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants 316
Chapter 13. Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system 324
Chapter 14. Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics 338
Chapter 15. Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists) 348
Chapter 16. Drugs that act on the respiratory tract 354
Chapter 17. Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias 376
Chapter 18. Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs 406
Chapter 19. Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations 414
Chapter 20. Antihypertensive drugs 418
Chapter 21. Diuretics 444
Chapter 22. Metals 456
Chapter 23. Metal antagonists 468
Chapter 24. Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants 480
Chapter 25. Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines 488
Chapter 26. Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs 504
Chapter 27. Antifungal drugs 534
Chapter 28. Antiprotozoal drugs 564
Chapter 29. Antiviral drugs 572
Chapter 30. Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy 598
Chapter 31. Antihelminthic drugs 614
Chapter 32. Vaccines 620
Chapter 33. Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products 634
Chapter 34. Vitamins, intravenous solutions, and drugs and formulations used in nutrition 650
Chapter 35. Drugs that affect blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis 660
Chapter 36. Gastrointestinal drugs 708
Chapter 37. Drugs that act on the immune system: cytokines and monoclonal antibodies 718
Chapter 38. Drugs that act on the immune system: immunosuppressive andimmunostimulatory drugs 748
Chapter 39. Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins 766
Chapter 40. Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives 778
Chapter 41. Thyroid hormones, iodine, and antithyroid drugs 806
Chapter 42. Insulin, other hypoglycemic drugs, and glucagon 812
Chapter 43. Miscellaneous hormones 832
Chapter 44. Drugs that affect lipid metabolism 846
Chapter 45. Cytostatic and cytotoxic drugs 870
Chapter 46. Radiological contrast agents 886
Chapter 47. Drugs used in ocular treatment 908
Chapter 48. Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine 922
Chapter 49. Miscellaneous drugs, materials, medical devices, and techniques 934
Chapter 50. Medication errors 946
Index of drugs 966
Index of adverse effects 1002