Intravenous Medications 2000: A Handbook for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

by Gahart, Betty L.; Nazareno, Adrienne R.

• ISBN13: 9780815127291
• ISBN10: 0815127294
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This best-selling handbook has been revised with hundreds of new drug facts and approximately 10 to 15 new monographs for FDA-approved IV drugs. More than 350 drug monographs are presented in a clinically useful format notable for its consistency, comprehensiveness, and accuracy. IV Medications contains thorough coverage of more IV drugs than any other comparable handbook. Revised annually, Intravenous Medications gives health care personnel quick access to accurate IV drug information in an easy-to-use format.

Table of Contents

Format and Content of Intravenous Medications	xii
Key to Abbreviations	xv
Important IV Therapy Facts	xvii
IV Drugs	1	(960)
Appendix A
Recommendations for the Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs	939	(4)
Appendix B
Alternate Choices for Infrequently Used Drugs	943	(2)
Appendix C
FDA Pregnancy Categories	945	(1)
Appendix D
Information for Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Agents	946	(1)
Appendix E
General Dilution Charts	947	(2)
Appendix F
National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Grading Criteria	949	(5)
Appendix G
Recently Approved Drugs	954	(7)
Itraconazole	954	(3)
Sodium ferric gluconate complex	957	(4)
Index	961
Diluent Compatibility Chart, back page and back cover