to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with law.
Registered Offices
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK
Editorial Office
9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK
For details of our global editorial offices, customer services, and more information about Wiley products visit us at www.wiley.com.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats and by print‐on‐demand. Some content that appears in standard print versions of this book may not be available in other formats.
Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty
The contents of this work are intended to further general scientific research, understanding, and discussion only and are not intended and should not be relied upon as recommending or promoting scientific method, diagnosis, or treatment by physicians for any particular patient. In view of ongoing research, equipment modifications, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to the use of medicines, equipment, and devices, the reader is urged to review and evaluate the information provided in the package insert or instructions for each medicine, equipment, or device for, among other things, any changes in the instructions or indication of usage and for added warnings and precautions. While the publisher and authors have used their best efforts in preparing this work, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives, written sales materials or promotional statements for this work. The fact that an organization, website, or product is referred to in this work as a citation and/or potential source of further information does not mean that the publisher and authors endorse the information or services the organization, website, or product may provide or recommendations it may make. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a specialist where appropriate. Further, readers should be aware that websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Neither the publisher nor authors shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.
Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Currivan, Mark, author.
Title: The drug recognition guide / Mark Currivan.
Description: Second edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020026490 (print) | LCCN 2020026491 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119689805 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119689812 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119689850 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Pharmaceutical Preparations | Terminology as Topic | Handbook | Nurses Instruction
Classification: LCC RM301.12 (print) | LCC RM301.12 (ebook) | NLM QV 39 | DDC 615.1—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020026490
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020026491
Cover Design: Wiley
Cover Image: © Elena Istomina/Shutterstock
A directory of drug groups based on 10 tutorials that tells students the who, why and what of drug names…
Who is it that gives generic drugs their names;
Why are they given the names that they have;
What those names mean and how to use drug names as a way to identify what they are for.
This book is dedicated to all those students who – by asking all the right kind of questions – prompt their mentors into finding all the right kind of answers.
This book is intended for educational purposes only and not as a guide to clinical practice (i.e., prescribing or medication administration procedures).
Foreword
This foreword is dedicated to mum.
Welcome to this very creative, special book. This guide to drug classification approaches the topic from a refreshingly new direction. Its innovative use of colour‐coding enables the reader to visualise drug names in a way that makes recognising individual drugs and categorising them easier, almost effortless.
Hello, I'm Helen, a registered adult nurse by profession, a former Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) and currently a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Liverpool. In my roles both as a PEF and as a university lecturer, I have had the pleasure of working alongside Mark – the author – and we have become trusted friends. Mark is a practice assessor who has written and presented lessons on medicines management that are consistently rated highly by the students. One of Mark's finest qualities is his willingness to listen to the needs of his students, helping them acquire new skills, knowledge and confidence. His dedicated engagement with learners was the catalyst that led to the creation of this book. The care and attention that he has shown in writing the book is remarkable. To outline Mark's commitment, the draft template of the book took nine months to compile – which he did in his own time – whilst working as a nurse and Practice Development Leader on a busy dialysis unit; all this in addition to being a carer to an increasingly frail family member. Delighted to have been asked to write this foreword, I recommend this book to anyone involved in medicines management or anyone keen to learn more about medication.
Helen Potter RGN, BSc (Hon), MEd, FHEA,
Lecturer, School of Health Sciences,
Institute of Clinical Sciences,
University of Liverpool.
Introduction
It is often said that all the really important secrets are ones that are ‘hidden in plain sight’. This book is designed to make it easier to learn about medication by showing you how to visually deconstruct drug names in ways that reveal the meanings that can lie concealed within them.
The importance of medication administration as a health intervention is growing. Demographic changes mean that more people are taking increasing numbers of drugs as part of increasingly complex therapeutic regimes (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 2016). It has never been more important for all those involved in healthcare to have a thorough grounding in the basics of drug classification. Nursing students have long reported that they find medication management one of the most challenging aspects of their training; and many continue to feel that insufficient time is dedicated to pharmacology in the inevitably crowded pre‐registration nursing syllabus (King, 2004; Manias, 2009; Dilles et al., 2011; Pearson et al., 2018). This book is unlike other books on pharmacology for students. It emerged from a series of clinical tutorials developed for nursing students working and learning on acute hospital wards – on the ‘front line’ so to speak. It was devised by a nursing assessor in response to requests from students to help them become more proficient in drug administration; the students having asked for ways to make it easier for them to identify and classify drugs. The students also asked for help with pronouncing some of the more unpronounceable drug names. This is a common