Nursing2024 Drug Handbook

Contents

Anatomy of a monograph .............................................inside front cover Contributors and consultants ................................................................. v How to use Nursing2024 Drug Handbook ® .......................................... vi Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms.............. ix Guide to abbreviations........................................................................... x General information 1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions ........................................... 1 2. Drug therapy across the lifespan ........................................................ 6 3. Safe drug administration...................................................................13 4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications ............................................23 Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name .............................. 63 Appendices ....................................................................................1609 1. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy .................... 1609 2. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration ............ 1610 3. Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention ...... 1611 4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) ........................... 1614 5. Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) ....................................................... 1615 6. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines ....................................... 1616 7. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA’s Final Rule ......................... 1624 8. Controlled substance schedules .................................................... 1624 9. Canadian National Drug Schedules ............................................. 1625 10. Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know ........ 1626 11. Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity ............ 1628 12. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient .......................................................................................... 1631 13. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency ................... 1632 14. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions ............................................... 1633 15. Anaphylaxis ................................................................................. 1635 16. Understanding biosimilar drugs ................................................... 1636 17. Antacids: Indications and dosages ................................................ 1638 18. Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages........................................ 1639 19. Laxatives: Indications and dosages ............................................... 1641 20. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages ........................... 1645 21. Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages........................... 1652 22. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages ................ 1657 23. Antidotes: Indications and dosages .............................................. 1672 New drugs ..................................................................................... 1582

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