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9781582556833

Nursing2008 Drug Handbook

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  • ISBN13:

    9781582556833

  • ISBN10:

    1582556830

  • Edition: 28th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-05-21
  • Publisher: LWW
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The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 28 years is now in its fully updated 2008 edition. Organized by therapeutic class,Nursing2008 Drug Handbookprovides quick access to current, accurate information on over 900 generic and 3,000 brand-name drugs.This edition includes over 30 recently approved drugs as well as newly approved indications. Each entry now includes pharmacologic class and information on the drug's half-life. Delayed, severe interactions are now highlighted.A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are onNDHnow.com.Nursing2008 Drug Handbookwill be available for PDA in September 2007.

Table of Contents

Compatibility of Drugs Combined in a Syringe / How to Use Nursing2008 Drug Handbook / Guide to Abbreviations GENERAL INFORMATION: Drug Actions, Interactions and Reactions / Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan / Safe Drug Administration ANTI-INFECTIVES: Amebicides ! Antiprotozoals / Antihelmintics / Antifungals / Antimalarials / Antituberculotics ! Antileprotics / Aminoglycosides / Penicillins / Cephalosporins / Tetracyclines / Sulfonamides / Fluoroquinolones / Antivirals / Macrolide Anti-infectives / Miscellaneous Anti-infectives CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DRUGS: Inotropics / Antiarrhythmics / Antianginals / Antihypertensives / Antilipemics / Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Drugs CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Nonopioid Analgesics !Antipyretics / Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs / Opioid Analgesics / Sedative-Hypnotics / Anticonvulsants / Antidepressants / Anxiolytics / Antipsychotics / Central Nervous System Stimulants / Antiparkinsonians / Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Drugs AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Cholinergics (Parasympathomimetics) / Anticholinergics / Adrenergics (Sympathomimetics) / Skeletal Muscle Relaxants / Neuromuscular Blockers RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS: Antihistamines / Bronchodilators / Expectorants and Antitussives / Miscellaneous Respiratory Tract Drugs GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DRUGS: Antacids, Adsorbents and Antiflatulents / Digestive Enzymes ! Gallstone Solubilizers / Antidiarrheals / Laxatives / Antiemetics / Antiulcer Drugs / Miscellaneous Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs HORMONAL DRUGS: Corticosteroids / Androgens ! Anabolic Steroids / Estrogens !Progestins / Gonadotropins / Antidiabetics ! Glucagon / Thyroid Hormones / Thyroid Hormone Antagonists / Pituitary Hormones / Parathyroid-like Drugs DRUGS FOR FLUID ! ELECTROLYTE BALANCE: Diuretics / Electrolytes ! Replacement Solutions / Acidifiers ! Alkalinizers HEMATOLOGIC DRUGS: Hematinics / Anticoagulants / Blood Derivatives / Thrombolytic Enzymes ANTINEOPLASTICS: Alkylating Drugs / Antimetabolites / Antibiotic Antineoplastics / Antineoplastics That Alter Hormone Balance / Miscellaneous Antineoplastics IMMUNOMODULATORS: Immunosuppressants / Vaccines and Toxoids / Toxins ! Antivenins / Immune Serums / Biological Response Modifiers OPHTHALMIC, OTIC ! NASAL DRUGS: Ophthalmic Anti-infectives / Ophthalmic Anti-inflammatories / Miotics / Mydriatics / Ophthalmic Vasoconstrictors / Miscellaneous Ophthalmics / Otics / Nasal Drugs TOPICAL DRUGS: Local Anti-infectives / Scabicides and Pediculicides / Topical Corticosteroids APPENDICES: Guide to Combination Drugs / Abbreviations to avoid / Quick Guide to Combination Drugs / Pregnancy Risk Categories / Controlled Substance Schedules / Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes ! Common Drug Interactions / Cancer Chemotherapy: Acronyms !Protocols / Drugs That Prolong the QTc Interval / Herbal Supplements /Adverse Reactions Misinterpreted as Age-Related Changes / Combination Drugs: Indications ! Dosages / Infusion Flow Rates / Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Guidelines / Drugs That Shouldn't Be Crushed / Normal laboratory test values/ Dialyzable Drugs / English-Spanish drug phrase translator/ Acknowledgments / Index NDH2008Plus! Inside back cover Drug updates on the Internet NDHnow.com

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