Table of Contents
Anatomy of a monograph inside front cover
Contributors and consultants v
How to use Nursing2021 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 14
4 Selected therapeutic drug classifications 24
Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name 61
New drugs 1669
Appendices 1706
1 Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention 1706
2 Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA's Final Rule 1709
3 Controlled substance schedules 1709
4 Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) 1710
5 Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors 1711
6 Elder care medication tips 1713
7 Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity 1714
8 Understanding biosimilar drugs 1717
9 Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy 1719
10 Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient 1720
11 Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency 1721
12 Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages 1722
13 Antidotes: Indications and dosages 1723
14 Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages 1729
15 Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages 1737
16 Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages 1753
17 Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages 1760
18 Antacids: Indications and dosages 1767
19 Laxatives: Indications and dosages 1769
20 Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages 1773
21 Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages 1778
22 Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) 1785
23 Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration 1786
24 Canadian National Drug Schedules 1787
25 Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know 1788
26 Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines 1790
27 Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages 1798
28 Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages 1855
Index 1863