Full Description
The 2004 edition of INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS, the best-selling intravenous therapy handbook, is updated throughout with hundreds of new drug facts and 10 to 15 new monographs for new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA. More than 350 drug monographs are presented in a clinically useful format. All drugs are indexed by generic and common trade names, as well as by pharmacologic action. Appendixes offer useful information on handling cytotoxic drugs, alternate choices for infrequently used drugs, FDA pregnancy categories, information for patients receiving immunosuppressive agents, and National Cancer Institute common toxicity grading criteria.
Contents
General Dilution Charts (Inside front cover and facing page) How to Use This Book Website Information Format and Content of Intravenous Medications Key to Abbreviations Important IV Therapy Facts IV Drugs, A-Z Appendixes: A Recommendations for the Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs B FDA Pregnancy Categories C Alternate Choices for Infrequently Used Drugs D Information for Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Agents E National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Grading Criteria Index Diluent Compatibility Chart (last page and inside back cover)
