Nurses Handbook of Drugs and Solutions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1915. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... PART III PRACTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS Drugs upon which emphasis has been laid are marked with a * I. Heart Stimulants * Digitalis, and several of its derivatives, such as Digitoxin, Digitalin, Digitalein, Digitophyllin, etc. * Caffein Strychnin Camphor Adrenalin * Strophanthus Squill II. Heart Depressants * Aconite Veratrum Colchicum III. Arteriole Constrictors * Adrenalin * Cocain (locally) Iron Salts (e. g., Ferric Chlorid) Caffein Digitalis IV. Arteriole Dilators * Amyl Nitrite Sodium Nitrite * Nitroglycerin Sweet Spirits of Nitre V. Narcotics and Hypnotics a. Hydrocarbons * Alcohol * Ether * Chloroform * Alcoholic Beverages * Chloral Chloralamid Sulphonal Trional * Veronal * Paraldehyd Hedonal Amylene Hydrate * Chloretone Urethane Neuronal Isopral b. Alkaloidal Narcotics * Opium and its derivatives, such as * Morphin * Codein Laudanum * Paregoric * Heroin * Hyoscin (Scopolamin) c. Cannabis Indica d. * Bromids VI. Respiratory Stimulants * Caffein * Strychnin * Atropin * Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia VII. Motor and Respiratory Depressants * Opium and its derivatives Hydrocarbon hypnotics and narcotics VIII. Coal-Tar Products a. Antipyretics *Acetanilid Pyramidon Salipyrin Salophen * Antipyrin Malakin * Phenacetin * Aspirin These drugs not only reduce fever temperature but often are used as central analgesics. b. Antiseptics * Carbolic Acid * Lysol * Cresol Guaiacol * Creosote * Salicylic Acid Picric Acid Creolin * Salol * Benzoic Acid IX. Diuretics and Diaphoretics * Caffein * Digitalis * Calomel * Squill * Pilocarpin * Ipecac (Dover's Powder) Aconite Potassium Acetate Theocin Theophyllin Agurin Potassium Citrate Scoparius Theobromin Diuretin Coal-Tar Antipyretics X. Internal Antiseptics * Quinin * Salvarsan * Mercury Emetin * Atoxyl * Urotropin * Salicylat...