Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

Department Chair and Associate Professor Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson School of Pharmacy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Director, PhD Program, Distinguished Professor, College of Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan

• HOW TO USE DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS PHARMACOGENOMICS MEDICATION ERRORS: Improving Practices and Patient Safety DETECTING AND MANAGING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS OVERVIEW OF RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS (REMS) SPECIAL DOSING CONSIDERATIONS The Pediatric Patient The Older Adult Patient Females of Reproductive Potential Renal Impairment Hepatic Impairment Heart Failure Body Size Drug Interactions THE CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM: What Is It and Why Should I Care? EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT SAFE MEDICATION USE CLASSIFICATIONS Anti-Alzheimer’s agents Antianemics Antianginals Antianxiety agents Antiarrhythmics Antiasthmatics Anticholinergics Anticoagulants Anticonvulsants Antidepressants Antidiabetics Antidiarrheals Antiemetics Antifungals Antihistamines Antihypertensives Anti-infectives Antineoplastics Antiparkinson agents Antiplatelet agents Antipsychotics Antiretrovirals Antirheumatics Antituberculars Antiulcer agents Antivirals Bone resorption inhibitors Bronchodilators Central nervous system stimulants Corticosteroids Hormones Immunosuppressants Laxatives Lipid-lowering agents Opioid analgesics Sedative/hypnotics Skeletal muscle relaxants Thrombolytics Vascular headache suppressants Weight control agents DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME DRUGS APPROVED IN CANADA NATURAL/HERBAL PRODUCTS MEDICATION SAFETY TOOLS APPENDICES Appendix A. Recent Drug Approvals Appendix B. Ophthalmic Medications Appendix C. Medication Administration Techniques Appendix D. Administering Medications to Children Appendix E. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses Appendix F. Pediatric Dosage Calculations Appendix G. Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests Appendix H. Controlled Substance Schedules Appendix I. Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines Appendix J. Food Sources for Specific Nutrients Appendix K. Insulins and Insulin Therapy Appendix L. Differences in U.S. and Candaian Pharmaceutical Practices Appendix M. Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations Appendix N. Combination Drugs (fadavis.com) BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE GENERIC/TRADE/CLASSIFICATIONS INDEX