Nursing2023 Drug Handbook

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Overview

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!

Prevent medication errors and provide optimal patient care with the latest expert advice from the new edition of the best-selling nursing drug guide.  Nursing2023 Drug Handbook® delivers evidence-based, nursing-focused drug monographs for nearly 3700 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs. With a tabbed, alphabetical organization and a “New Drugs” section, NDH2023 makes it easy to check drug facts on the spot.

• All new: 27 monographs of newly-FDA-approved drugs are listed together for easy review. 
• Thoroughly revised with the latest information: 3,691 drug monographs provide dosages, indications, boxed warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information. The Guide to Reading Drug Monographs explains and illustrates each section of a monograph. 
• Pill guide insert: Full-color photos distinguish 439 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules  
• Continually updated: Monthly updates on Lippincott® NursingCenter® deliver the latest FDA information.  
• Nearly 30 appendices cover topics such as serotonin syndrome, pregnancy risk categories, and understanding biosimilar drugs. 
• Four introductory chapters examine drug actions, interactions, and reactions; drug therapy across the lifespan; safe drug administration; and therapeutic drug classifications. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975183363
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	05/14/2022
Edition description:	Forty-Third, North American Edition
Pages:	1824
Sales rank:	1,177,984
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Anatomy of a monograph inside front cover

Contributors and consultants v

How to use Nursing2023 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 62

New drugs 1550

Appendices 1590

1 Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and prevention 1590

2 Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA's Final Rule 1593

3 Controlled substance schedules 1593

4 Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) 1594

5 Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors 1595

6 Elder care medication tips 1597

7 Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity 1598

8 Understanding biosimilar drugs 1601

9 Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy 1603

30 Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patient 1604

11 Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency 1605

12 Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages 1606

13 Antidotes: Indications and dosages 1608

14 Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages 1615

15 Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages 1624

16 Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages 1639

17 Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages 1647

18 Antacids: Indications and dosages 1654

19 Laxatives: Indications and dosages 1656

20 Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines 1660

21 Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages 1668

22 Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) 1675

23 Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration 1676

24 Canadian National Drug Schedules 1677

25 Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know 1678

26 Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages 1680

27 Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages 1685

Index 1769