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LippincottNursingDrugGuide AmyM.Karch,MSN, RN 978-1-4698-3937-0 • June2014 • Softbound •5” x8” • 1536pp. • 163 Illus. • 12Tables

A comprehensive, annual guide for nursing students and practicing nurses, LippincottNursingDrugGuide provides quick A-to-Z access to current, vital drug information.Thebook has completemonographs for 725 common drugs. In addition, an appendix summarizes key information onmore than 200 less commonly used drugs. Complete monographs contain generic and trade names, pronunciations, pregnancy riskcategory, controlled substance schedule (if appropriate), drug classes, therapeutic actions, indications, contraindications and cautions, available forms, dosages, pharmacokinetics, IV facts (if appropriate), adverseeffects, interactions, andanursingconsiderations sectionorganizedbasedonnursingprocess steps includingassessment, interventions, and teaching points. The book also includes a 32-page full-color photoguide to pills and capsules for easy reference and multipleadditional appendicesthatsummarizekeyclinical information. The electronic ancillary contains 200 drug monographs and patient- teachingaids. Only drug book to include a “DO NOT CRUSH” logo so nurses can quickly identify medications that should not be crushed — a key patient safety feature. Web Toolkit provides convenient features including FDA warnings, new drug and herb updates, medication administration and safety videos, dosage calculator, patient teaching handouts, pharmacology animations, English-Spanish audio medical andmedication administration terms and phrases, audio generic drug pronunciations, medication administration procedures, NCLEX ® -style questions, mechanisms of action of selected drug classes, foods that contain tyramine. A free CE test plus additional CE discounts, and various handy charts and information, such as controlled substance schedules, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, andmuchmore. Features • NEW! ExpandedAppendixonDrugsCommonlyOrdered toTreat SpecificDisorders. • NEW! Improvedprominenceof “BlackBox”warning. • NEW! monographsonall newlyapproved FDAdrugs. • “Warning” logoalerts readers toantibiotics associatedwithahigh occurrenceof drug-resistantdiseases. • 23appendices helpensure safedrugadministrationand therapeutic results includinganappendix that identifiesdrug relatedwebsites suchas the FDA siteand theCenters forDiseaseControl (CDC) site. • 32-page color photoguide shows hundredsof tablets and capsules. • Appendix identifiesdrug relatedwebsites including the Federal DrugAdministration (FDA) siteand theCenters forDiseaseControl (CDC) site. • Blackboxwarnings helppreventmedicationerrors.

Table of Contents 1:NursingProcessGuidelines 2: PatientSafetyandMedication Administration 3: PharmacologicClasses 4:Alphabetical ListingofDrugsby GenericName Appendices AppendixA: Alternative andComplementary Therapies AppendixB: ImportantDietaryGuidelines for PatientTeaching AppendixC:DrugsThat Interact with Grapefruit Juice AppendixD: Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Routes of Administration AppendixE: Calculating PediatricDosages Appendix F: FederalDrugClassifications AppendixG: CardiovascularGuidelines AppendixH:Normal LaboratoryValues Appendix I: CanadianDrug Information Appendix J: CommonlyUsedCanadian Drugs AppendixK:TopicalDrugs Appendix L:OphthalmicDrugs AppendixM: Laxatives AppendixN: CombinationProducts by TherapeuticClass AppendixO: FrequentlyUsedCombination Products byTradeName Appendix P:Hormonal Contraceptives AppendixQ: CommonlyUsedBiological AppendixR: LessCommonlyUsedDrugs Appendix S:DrugsCommonlyUsed toTreat SpecificDisorders AppendixT:QuickGuide toReputable

Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation