The Dentist's Drug and Prescription Guide. Mea A. Weinberg

      1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Controlled drugsTable 2.2 Common Latin abbreviations used in dental prescription writing

      2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Peak blood levels of antibioticsTable 3.2 Peak levels of common analgesicsTable 3.3 Calculation for correct dose to give to a pediatric patientTable 3.4 How the prescription is writtenTable 3.5 How to calculate dose if the child can swallow tabletsTable 3.6 Calculating the dose of amoxicillin suspension in mL for a 10‐year‐...Table 3.7 Calculating the dose of amoxicillin chewable tablets in mg for a 10...Table 3.8 Calculating the dose of amoxicillin capsules in mg for a 10‐year‐ol...Table 3.9 Calculating the dose of clarithromycin (Biaxin) in mL for a 10‐year...Table 3.10 Pediatric dosage scheduleTable 3.11 How the clarithromycin (Biaxin) prescription should be writtenTable 3.12 Calculating the dose of azithromycin oral suspension in mL for a 1...Table 3.13 Calculating the dose of azithromycin tablets in mg for a 10‐year‐o...Table 3.14 Calculating the dose of clindamycin oral solution in mL for a 10‐y...Table 3.15 Calculating the dose of clindamycin capsules in mg for a 10‐year‐o...Table 3.16 FDA pregnancy categoriesTable 3.17 List of dental drugs commonly used during pregnancy and nursingTable 3.18 Severity scale for renal diseaseTable 3.19 Drug dosages in renal and liver impairmentTable 3.20 Antibiotics available in liquid formulation for adult dosingTable 3.21 Analgesics available in liquid form

      3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Patient counseling on how to take antibioticsTable 4.2 Antiviral agentsTable 4.3 Active ingredients in OTC topical anestheticsTable 4.4 Topical antifungal agent prescriptionTable 4.5 Common nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsTable 4.6 Opioid/nonopioid combination products for dental painTable 4.7 Patient physical status classificationTable 4.8 Assessment of the patient’s NPO statusTable 4.9 Monitoring a patient under anesthesiaTable 4.10 Common benzodiazepines used for minimal sedation/antianxietyTable 4.11 Classification of selective topical steroids used in dentistryTable 4.12 Prescriptions for various steroidsTable 4.13 Equivalent doses in milligrams of glucocorticoidsTable 4.14 Systemic glucocorticosteroids classification

      4 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Rating of drug interactionsTable 5.2 Substrates (drugs) metabolized by specific isoenzymesTable 5.3 Inhibitors (drugs) of specific cytochrome P450 isoenzymes: the drug...Table 5.4 Inducers (drugs) of the CYP450 isoenzymesTable 5.5 Clinically significant antibiotic–drug/food interactions in dentist...Table 5.6 Analgesic drug–drug interactionsTable 5.7 Sympathomimetic drug–drug interactionsTable 5.8 Adverse effectsTable 5.9 Antianxiety (benzodiazepines) drug–drug interactions

      5 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Antibiotics that can be prescribed for Grade C periodontitisTable 6.2 Suggested antibiotic dosages used in molar‐incisor periodonticsTable 6.3 How a prescription for methylprednisolone is writtenTable 6.4 Classification of endodontic lesions

      6 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Conditions recommended for prophylactic antibioticsTable 7.2 Antibiotic prophylaxis recommendations for dental proceduresTable 7.3 Prophylactic antibiotic regimens for oral and dental proceduresTable 7.4 How the prescription is written for oral prophylactic antibiotic re...Table 7.5 How the prescription is written for oral prophylactic antibiotic re...Table 7.6 Suggested antibiotic prophylaxis regimen in dental patients with to...Table 7.7 How the prescriptions are written for oral antibiotic prophylaxis f...Table 7.8 How the prescriptions are written for oral antibiotic prophylaxis f...Table 7.9 Classification of highblood pressure (BP)Table 7.10 Dental management of patients taking drugs for hypertensionTable 7.11 Dental management of patients taking drugs for anginaTable 7.12 Dental management of patients taking medications for heart failureTable 7.13 Medications used for cardiac arrhythmiasTable 7.14 Dental guidelines for corticosteroid supplementation: preoperative...Table 7.15 Medications for short‐term and long‐term control of asthmaTable 7.16 Oral medications for diabetesTable 7.17 Dental management of patients taking neurological and psychiatric ...Table 7.18 BisphosphonatesTable 7.19 Risk category stages of ARONJ with the appropriate managementTable 7.20 Historical timeline of HIV treatmentTable 7.21 Common or severe adverse effects associated with HAARTTable 7.22 HIV vaccine efficacy trials

      7 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Common herbal products taken by patients for dental problemsTable 8.2 Common herbal–drug interactions in dentistryTable 8.3 Dental‐related adverse effects of herbal products

      8 Appendix 1Table A1.1 Pharmacological agents used for smoking cessation

      9 Appendix 2Table A2.1 Oral manifestation of drugsTable A2.2 Common drugs that cause xerostomia

      10 Appendix 3Table A3.1 Prophylactic antibiotic regimens for oral and dental procedures

      1 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 How a prescription for doxycycline is written.

      2 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 How to write a prescription for chlorhexidine.Figure 4.2 The sequence of prostaglandin synthesis.

      3 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Schematic indicating the relationship between the levels of virus...Figure 7.2 Cartoon showing the sites of inhibition for five different ARVs a...

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