Mosby's Medical Drug Reference 2006 provides reliable information on the most commonly prescribed drugs, their side effects, interactions and cost of therapy. It includes multiple indexes-for rapid access to information, as well as expert recommendations and other off-label information-to help readers find the best form of therapy available. Published annually to ensure access to the latest information available.
The first truly Canadian adaption of the first-name in drug references! Mosby's Canadian Nursing Drug Reference, 1st Edition makes it easy for you to find the latest, most vital dosing and administration information on more than 5,000 Health Canada approved drugs. This portable, full-colour handbook emphasizes patient safety throughout with special !Warnings for potentially lethal reactions and Alerts for clinical situations requiring special attention. Designed to help you develop clinical reasoning in practice and think critically in the classroom, this unique nursing drug reference is perfect for use at home and on the job. The companion website includes classroom-friendly documents showing how to read drug references, descriptions of drug family classifications, therapeutic uses, overarching cautions, and more! More than 5,000 Health Canada approved generic and trade-name drugs are profiled, covering almost every drug you will administer in practice or in clinicals. Complete pharmacokinetic information includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion. Logical alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, and a full-colour design highlights important information. Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information. Logical organization of adverse effects organized by body system, are identified as common or life threatening, and show you signs to watch for during assessments. Coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities. !Warning feature icon alerts you to important information. Nurse Alert feature icon highlights the most critical interactions and side-effects that you must be aware of during clinicals. NEW! The latest Health Canada approved drugs ensures students have access to the most up-to-date medications. NEW! Health Canada recommended vaccines and immune globulins appear throughout text for students to easily reference. NEW! SI units included throughout the text for easy reference. NEW! High-Alert Canadian Medications threaded throughout the text. NEW! and UNIQUE! Biohazard alerts included to keep you safe when administering medications. NEW! Canadian Controlled Substances threaded throughout the text. NEW! Seven all-new comprehensive Canadian Appendices useful in practice and in nursing education. NEW! Fully revised and expanded Evolve site including a pedagogical-oriented document of how to read and use a medication reference and the development of clinical reasoning in practice, overviews of drug classifications, case studies of patient-nurse encounters demonstrating best-practice and accompanying multiple choice review questions.
If you work as a health professional, this is the drug handbook you need! Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, 5th Edition makes it easy to look up the drugs your patients and clients are taking and understand how those drugs may affect treatment. Over 900 concise drug monographs are organized alphabetically by generic name for quick access to the most important information on administering drugs and keeping your patients safe. This edition includes coverage of 49 new drugs plus an enhanced companion website which not only has new features on EMS drugs and the top 200 drugs, but is packed with practical resources for everyday use. No health professional should be without this portable drug guide! - www.mosbydrugref.com companion website includes additional coverage of topics such as drugs of abuse, a full-color pill atlas, herbal remedy monographs, medication math exercises, audio pronunciations of generic drug names, and an audio glossary of terms and definitions, plus new coverage including EMS Drugs, the Top 200 drugs, and Vaccination/Immunization schedules. - Alphabetical organization of drugs by generic name — and a two-color design — save time in finding need-to-know details for day-to-day practice. - Precautions and Considerations sections include key information written specifically for health professions practitioners. - Drug storage information identifies those drugs in which extra care is needed to maintain potency. - Lifespan content provides the answers you need when working with elderly, pediatric, and adult populations. - Useful appendices make it easy to look up topics including normal laboratory values and FDA pregnancy categories. - Icons call attention to special drug information including high alert warnings and IV compatibilities/incompatibilities. - NEW! 49 new drugs are added — for a total of over 900 drug monographs — supplying you with the most current and inclusive drug information. - UPDATED drug list adds newly approved drugs and deletes drugs that have been recalled or discontinued to ensure that drug information is clinically accurate, relevant, and current.
Mosby's Pediatric Drug Consult is a portable drug handbook that includes all essential data pediatric nurses need for administering the most commonly-used generic and trade name drugs. Extensive pediatric considerations are presented for each drug in a concise, practice-oriented framework. The information for this comprehensive pediatric drug source is derived from the extensive database maintained for Mosby's Drug Consult, containing the most current drug information. Quarterly online drug updates are available on a companion website. Full monographs on the most commonly used drugs in pediatric practice Functional order of headings that follow a logical clinical progression Outstanding consultant team of pediatric and pharmaceutical experts Extensive pediatric considerations in a concise, practice-oriented framework Detailed IV drug information for pediatric patients A quick reference with a listing and page references to commonly administered drugs Critical nursing considerations to identify situations that require special attention Functional two-color design that highlights key information for quick, easy reference Flexible, water-resistant cover that provides durability in the clinical setting Twenty full-color photographs of commonly prescribed medications to help in identifying drugs by their appearance Appendices include comparative drug charts, conversion tables, and other reference information. Free updates are available on a companion website.
This vast, comprehensive reference book provides the most current and reliable drug information available. Now updated for 2006, it contains approximately 1,000 generic drugs and many more prescription drug products indexed by generic and brand names. The CD-ROM provides instant access to the entire database, along with customizable patient information handouts in English and Spanish and evidence-based herbal and supplement information.
Trusted for over 25 years, this portable, full-color drug reference is easy to navigate and provides safety features that help you practice knowledgeable, safe medication dispensing. Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you are likely to encounter in clinicals. Side effects information, logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, shows you the important and intricate signs to watch for during assessments. This guide also includes complete pharmacokinetic tables that explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. Whether you’re in the classroom or in clinicals, Mosby's 2021 Nursing Drug Reference, 34th Edition is the all-in-one drug reference you need. Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you will encounter in clinicals. A Safety Alert feature icon highlights the most critical interactions and side effects that you must be aware of during clinicals. A Black Box Warning feature alerts you to FDA warnings of potentially life-threatening reactions. Bold heading and details on IV drug administration so students can easily find appropriate dosage and IV instructions to help them administer these drugs safely. Side effects information is logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, alerting students to the signs to watch for during assessments. Nursing Process Framework organizes all nursing care steps so students learn how to easily and completely incorporate the nursing process into their clinical experiences. Cross-reference headers in the book listings and in the appendicies make it easier to find the drug content quickly and less likely that students will think a drug is missing if it’s not first found in the book. Complete pharmacokinetic tables explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug, as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. NEW! Approximately 25 monographs on newly released, FDA-approved drugs give you the intricate details you need both in the classroom and clinicals. Each monograph includes new interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, and other need-to-know information — so you’ll feel confident in the accuracy of the information and in preventing medication dispensing errors. NEW! Up-to-date content on drug therapies provides you with instant access to the latest information.
New chapters address autism spectrum disorders, chronic lung disease of infancy, Type 2 Diabetes, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, overweight and childhood obesity, and Turner Syndrome. New appendices offer helpful information on mental health, non-accidental trauma, and palliative care. Updated charts and references in the appendices - specifically growth charts and immunization information - reflect current practice. Expanded content is provided on community resources.
This text is a complete resource for all the imaging technologies, not just plain film radiography. It provides introductory material on pharmacological nomenclature, drug classifications, pharmacokinetics, and drugs used in imaging. It also offers comprehensive coverage of diagnostic contrast agents, along with drug administration procedures, emergency responses to drug reactions, and legal and ethical aspects of medication administration. - Objectives and Key Terms open each chapter. - Learning exercises include true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and short-answer questions at the end of each chapter, with answers at the end of the book. - Did You Know? boxes offer interesting tidbits of historical or current pharmacology information, connecting the book's drug content to everyday situations. - Clinical Alert icons point out possible adverse reactions and toxic effects. - Discussion of pharmacodynamics and drug classifications focuses on radiopaque contrast media used in imaging procedures, using clearly written text and useful tables. - Pharmacokinetics coverage describes how drugs are absorbed, metabolized, distributed, and eliminated. - Complete coverage of emergency procedures in response to adverse reactions to contrast media includes crash cart procedures and drugs used to treat cardiac and/or respiratory arrest and how to administer them appropriately. - Updates on all contrast agents. - New information on the use of contrast agents in ultrasound. - New Drug Classifications chapter. - New chapter on drug-related emergencies includes case studies. - Evolve Resources for instructors include a 220-question test bank and an electronic image collection.
This full-color reference offers practical, evidence-based guidance on using more than 120 medicinal plants, including how to formulate herbal remedies to treat common disease conditions. A body-systems based review explores herbal medicine in context, offering information on toxicology, drug interactions, quality control, and other key topics. More than 120 herbal monographs provide quick access to information on the historical use of the herb in humans and animals, supporting studies, and dosing information. Includes special dosing, pharmacokinetics, and regulatory considerations when using herbs for horses and farm animals. Expanded pharmacology and toxicology chapters provide thorough information on the chemical basis of herbal medicine. Explores the evolutionary relationship between plants and mammals, which is the basis for understanding the unique physiologic effects of herbs. Includes a body systems review of herbal remedies for common disease conditions in both large and small animals. Discusses special considerations for the scientific research of herbs, including complex and individualized interventions that may require special design and nontraditional outcome goals.
