Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Wolters Kluwer Health text pau Philadelphia, Pa Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013 2012 33rd ed. monographic eng

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x, 1556 p., 32 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm. New features include: generic drugs arranged A to Z; over 3,000 clinical updates, including dosages, warnings, new indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations; monographs featuring over 960 generic drugs, including 9 new FDA approvals; updated therapeutic classes throughout; prominently displayed safety information, including tall man letters, black box warnings, clinical alerts, I.V. administration guidelines, overdose signs and symptoms; 3 new safety-related appendices highlighting best practices to avoid drug errors, pediatric drugs involved in drug errors, and elder care medication tips; and expanded photoguide showing nearly 400 actual-size pills. How to use Nursing2012 Drug Handbook -- Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms -- Guide to abbreviations -- General information -- 1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions -- 2. Drug therapy across the lifespan -- 3. Safe drug administration -- 4. Selected drug classifications -- Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name -- Appendices -- Pregnancy risk categories -- Controlled substance schedules -- Quick guide to combination drugs -- Common combination drugs: indications and dosages -- Vaccines and toxoids: indications and dosages -- Vitamins and minerals: indications and dosages -- Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- Cytochrome P-450 enzymes and common drug interactions -- Drugs that prolong the QTc interval -- Dialyzable drugs -- Abbreviations to avoid -- Herbal supplements -- Drugs that shouldn't be crushed or chewed -- Avoiding common drug errors: best practices and prevention -- Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors -- Elder care medication tips -- Additional new drugs: indications and dosages. "#1 nursing drug guide" -- From cover. Includes index. Drugs Handbooks, manuals, etc Pharmacology Handbooks, manuals, etc Nursing Handbooks, manuals, etc Drug Therapy Nursing Handbooks Pharmacology Handbooks RM 125 .N938 2013 9781451150230 NBO 120605 20150217162532.0 MEB027059