Side Effects of Drugs Annual: Volume 34

Klappentext The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977. It has been continually published since then as a yearly update to the voluminous encyclopedia, Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Each new Annual continues to provide clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions. An international team of specialists has contributed to the informative Annual by critically interpreting it and by pointing to whatever is misleading. Zusammenfassung Provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions. This title includes reviews on topics such as: epidemiology of the use of ecstasy! paracetamol and the risk of asthma! and combination vaccines/multiple immunizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Antidepressant drugs Lithium Drugs of abuse Hypnotics and sedatives Antipsychotic Drugs Antiepileptic Drugs Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Local anesthetics Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Dermatological drugs, topical agents and cosmetics Antihistamines (H1-receptor antagonists) Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Antihypertensive Drugs Diuretics Metals Metal antagonists Antiseptic drugs and disinfectant Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Antifungal Drugs Antiprotozoal Drugs Antiviral drugs Antiretroviral drugs Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Antihelminthic drugs Vaccines Blood, blood components, plasma and plasma products Formulations used in nutrition Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Gastrointestinal Drugs Drugs that act on the immune system: cytokines and monoclonal antibodies Drugs that act on the immune system: immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Thyroid hormones, iodine, and antithyroid drugs Insulin, other hypoglycemic drugs, and glucagon Miscellaneous hormones Drugs that affect lipid metabolism Cytostatic Drugs Radiological contrast agents Drugs used in ocular treatment Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine Miscellaneous drugs and materials, medical devices and techniques Medication errors...

Zusammenfassung
Provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of adverse drug reactions and interactions. This title includes reviews on topics such as: epidemiology of the use of ecstasy, paracetamol and the risk of asthma, and combination vaccines/multiple immunizations.

Inhalt

1. Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite
2. Antidepressant drugs
3. Lithium
4. Drugs of abuse
5. Hypnotics and sedatives
6. Antipsychotic Drugs
7. Antiepileptic Drugs
8. Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists
9. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout
10. General anesthetics and therapeutic gases
11. Local anesthetics
12. Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants
13. Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system
14. Dermatological drugs, topical agents and cosmetics
15. Antihistamines (H1-receptor antagonists)
16. Drugs acting on the respiratory tract
17. Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias
18. Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs
19. Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations
20. Antihypertensive Drugs
21. Diuretics
22. Metals
23. Metal antagonists
24. Antiseptic drugs and disinfectant
25. Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines
26. Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs
27. Antifungal Drugs
28. Antiprotozoal Drugs
29. Antiviral drugs
30. Antiretroviral drugs
31. Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy
32. Antihelminthic drugs
33. Vaccines
34. Blood, blood components, plasma and plasma products
35. Formulations used in nutrition
36. Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis
37. Gastrointestinal Drugs
38. Drugs that act on the immune system: cytokines and monoclonal antibodies
39. Drugs that act on the immune system: immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs
40. Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins
41. Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives
42. Thyroid hormones, iodine, and antithyroid drugs
43. Insulin, other hypoglycemic drugs, and glucagon
44. Miscellaneous hormones
45. Drugs that affect lipid metabolism
46. Cytostatic Drugs
47. Radiological contrast agents
48. Drugs used in ocular treatment
49. Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine
50. Miscellaneous drugs and materials, medical devices and techniques
51. Medication errors