Introduction/ The role of nurses in drug administration/ Nurses and the pharmaceutical service/ The autonomic nervous system. Asthma. 5 Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin). Migraine./ Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system/ Atheroma and thrombosis. Anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents/ Drugs affecting the alimentary tract/ Emetics and anti-emetics. Cough remedies. Respiratory stimulants/ Analgesics/ Hypnotic drugs/ Anaesthetics. Muscle relaxants. Cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Local anaesthetics/ Drugs used in psychiatry/ Antiepileptics and drugs used in Parkinsons disease/ The endocrine system/ drugs affecting renal function/ Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics/ Immunity , sera and vaccines. Antihistamines. Immunosuppression/. Drugs used to treat tropical and imported diseases. Anthelmintics./ Vitamins/ Drugs used in the treatment of anaemia/ Drugs used in the treatment of malignant disease/ Drugs used in pregnancy and at the extremes of age/ Adverse reactions to drugs. Testing of drugs. Pharmacovigilance/ Drug dependence (drug addiction)/ Drugs and the eye/The local application of drugs/ disinfectants and insecticides/ Poisoning and its treatment/ herbal medicines (phytotherapy), homeopathy / appendices. Index.
