Nurse's Mini Guide to Geriatric Drugs
Published on 26. March 2009
Book
Spiral bound
224 pages
978-1-4283-2003-1 (ISBN)
Description
All the information you need, right at your fingertips! Quick access to essential drug information for geriatric patients is available with the portable, pocket-sized Delmar's Mini Guide to Geriatric Drugs.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton Park
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4283-2003-1 (9781428320031)
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Former positions have included Dean, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia Univ.; Associate Dean for Professional Programs, School of Pharmacy, Purdue Univ.; and, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine. George is a current member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and American Pharmacists Association. Recently completed a six-year term as a member of the Board of Directors, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education."
Content
Tab 1.
1: Introduction.
2: Drug Regulation and Control.
3: Dosage Forms and Routes of Medication Administration.
4: Calculating Medication Dosages.
5: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
6: Factors Affecting Drug Activity.
7: Drug Classifications for Various Systems.
8: Vaccination in Geriatrics.
9: Drug Interactions and Toxicity (Polypharmacy).
10: Substance Abuse.
Tab 2: A - C.
Tab 3: D - H.
Tab 4: I - M.
Tab 5: N - R.
Tab 6: S - Z.
Tab 7: Appendix.
Appendix A: Commonly Prescribed Controlled Substances.
Appendix B: Measurement Equivalents and Conversions.
Appendix C: Abbreviation Commonly Found in Drug Prescriptions.
Appendix D: Common Terminology Confusions.
Appendix E: Common Intravenous Drugs.
Appendix F: Approximate Normal Values.
Appendix G: Diagnostic Drugs.
Appendix H: Drug Overdose and Antidotes.
Appendix I: Use of Herbs in the Elderly and Problems.
Appendix J: Emergency Drugs.
Index.
1: Introduction.
2: Drug Regulation and Control.
3: Dosage Forms and Routes of Medication Administration.
4: Calculating Medication Dosages.
5: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
6: Factors Affecting Drug Activity.
7: Drug Classifications for Various Systems.
8: Vaccination in Geriatrics.
9: Drug Interactions and Toxicity (Polypharmacy).
10: Substance Abuse.
Tab 2: A - C.
Tab 3: D - H.
Tab 4: I - M.
Tab 5: N - R.
Tab 6: S - Z.
Tab 7: Appendix.
Appendix A: Commonly Prescribed Controlled Substances.
Appendix B: Measurement Equivalents and Conversions.
Appendix C: Abbreviation Commonly Found in Drug Prescriptions.
Appendix D: Common Terminology Confusions.
Appendix E: Common Intravenous Drugs.
Appendix F: Approximate Normal Values.
Appendix G: Diagnostic Drugs.
Appendix H: Drug Overdose and Antidotes.
Appendix I: Use of Herbs in the Elderly and Problems.
Appendix J: Emergency Drugs.
Index.