Description
The #1 IV drug handbook for more than 35 years, you can trust this essential reference for its accuracy and comprehensive coverage. It provides essential data on administering more than 350 intravenous drugs, in a portable size for convenience in any clinical setting. This new edition includes entries for new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA and a wealth of new drug facts. An alphabetical organization and indexing by both generic and trade names, along with pharmacologic actions, make it easy to find drug information quickly.
Contents
General Dilution Charts (Inside front cover and facing page)
How to Use This Book
Evolve Website Information
Format and Content of Intravenous Medications
Key to Abbreviations
Important IV Therapy Facts
Resources
IV Drugs, A-Z
Appendices:
A. Recommendations for the Safe Use and Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs
B. FDA Pregnancy Categories
C. Information for Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Agents
D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
E. Recently Approved Drugs
Index
Solution Compatibility Chart (last page and inside back cover)
By
Betty Gahart, RN, Nurse Consultant in Education; Former Director, Education and Training, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, CA
Adrienne Nazareno, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator, Department of Pharmacy, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, CA
