Summary

Based on the best-selling Nursing Drug Handbook, this compact handbook offers the latest information on the most common and promising new drugs to treat a myriad of central nervous system diseases and disorders. Nursing2011 Central Nervous System Drug Handbook features complete monographs on hundreds of Alzheimer's disease drugs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antimigraine drugs, antiparkinsonians, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs, CNS stimulants, nonopioid analgesics and antipyretics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opioid analgesics, and sedative-hypnotics. Each monograph provides generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration, action, adverse reactions, interactions, contraindications and cautions, nursing considerations, patient teaching, and more.