Nursing Drug Handbook 2008
28th Edition
Published on 1. May 2007
Book
Hardback
1440 pages
978-1-58255-683-3 (ISBN)
Description
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 28 years is now in its fully updated 2008 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2008 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 900 generic and 3,000 brand-name drugs. This edition includes over 30 recently approved drugs as well as newly approved indications. Each entry now includes pharmacologic class and information on the drug's half-life. Delayed, severe interactions are now highlighted. A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com. Nursing2008 Drug Handbook will be available for PDA in September 2007.
More details
Edition
28th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
32
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 102 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58255-683-3 (9781582556833)
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Other editions
New editions
Book
06/2008
29th Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€55.84
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Previous edition
Springhouse
Nursing Drug Handbook 2007
Book
06/2006
27th Edition
Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S.
€46.62
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Content
Compatibility of Drugs Combined in a Syringe / How to Use Nursing2008 Drug Handbook / Guide to Abbreviations
GENERAL INFORMATION: Drug Actions, Interactions and Reactions / Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan / Safe Drug Administration
ANTI-INFECTIVES: Amebicides ! Antiprotozoals / Antihelmintics / Antifungals / Antimalarials / Antituberculotics ! Antileprotics / Aminoglycosides / Penicillins / Cephalosporins / Tetracyclines / Sulfonamides / Fluoroquinolones / Antivirals / Macrolide Anti-infectives / Miscellaneous Anti-infectives
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DRUGS: Inotropics / Antiarrhythmics / Antianginals / Antihypertensives / Antilipemics / Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Drugs
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Nonopioid Analgesics !Antipyretics / Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs / Opioid Analgesics / Sedative-Hypnotics / Anticonvulsants / Antidepressants / Anxiolytics / Antipsychotics / Central Nervous System Stimulants / Antiparkinsonians / Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Drugs
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Cholinergics (Parasympathomimetics) / Anticholinergics / Adrenergics (Sympathomimetics) / Skeletal Muscle Relaxants / Neuromuscular Blockers
RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS: Antihistamines / Bronchodilators / Expectorants and Antitussives / Miscellaneous Respiratory Tract Drugs
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DRUGS: Antacids, Adsorbents and Antiflatulents / Digestive Enzymes ! Gallstone Solubilizers / Antidiarrheals / Laxatives / Antiemetics / Antiulcer Drugs / Miscellaneous Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs
HORMONAL DRUGS: Corticosteroids / Androgens ! Anabolic Steroids / Estrogens !Progestins / Gonadotropins / Antidiabetics ! Glucagon / Thyroid Hormones / Thyroid Hormone Antagonists / Pituitary Hormones / Parathyroid-like Drugs
DRUGS FOR FLUID ! ELECTROLYTE BALANCE: Diuretics / Electrolytes ! Replacement Solutions / Acidifiers ! Alkalinizers HEMATOLOGIC DRUGS: Hematinics / Anticoagulants / Blood Derivatives / Thrombolytic Enzymes
ANTINEOPLASTICS: Alkylating Drugs / Antimetabolites / Antibiotic Antineoplastics / Antineoplastics That Alter Hormone Balance / Miscellaneous Antineoplastics
IMMUNOMODULATORS: Immunosuppressants / Vaccines and Toxoids / Toxins ! Antivenins / Immune Serums / Biological Response Modifiers
OPHTHALMIC, OTIC ! NASAL DRUGS: Ophthalmic Anti-infectives / Ophthalmic Anti-inflammatories / Miotics / Mydriatics / Ophthalmic Vasoconstrictors / Miscellaneous Ophthalmics / Otics / Nasal Drugs
TOPICAL DRUGS: Local Anti-infectives / Scabicides and Pediculicides / Topical Corticosteroids
APPENDICES: Guide to Combination Drugs / Abbreviations to avoid / Quick Guide to Combination Drugs / Pregnancy Risk Categories / Controlled Substance Schedules / Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes ! Common Drug Interactions / Cancer Chemotherapy: Acronyms !Protocols / Drugs That Prolong the QTc Interval / Herbal Supplements /Adverse Reactions Misinterpreted as Age-Related Changes / Combination Drugs: Indications ! Dosages / Infusion Flow Rates / Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Guidelines / Drugs That Shouldn't Be Crushed / Normal laboratory test values/ Dialyzable Drugs / English-Spanish drug phrase translator/ Acknowledgments / Index
NDH2008Plus!
Inside back cover
Drug updates on the Internet NDHnow.com
GENERAL INFORMATION: Drug Actions, Interactions and Reactions / Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan / Safe Drug Administration
ANTI-INFECTIVES: Amebicides ! Antiprotozoals / Antihelmintics / Antifungals / Antimalarials / Antituberculotics ! Antileprotics / Aminoglycosides / Penicillins / Cephalosporins / Tetracyclines / Sulfonamides / Fluoroquinolones / Antivirals / Macrolide Anti-infectives / Miscellaneous Anti-infectives
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DRUGS: Inotropics / Antiarrhythmics / Antianginals / Antihypertensives / Antilipemics / Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Drugs
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Nonopioid Analgesics !Antipyretics / Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs / Opioid Analgesics / Sedative-Hypnotics / Anticonvulsants / Antidepressants / Anxiolytics / Antipsychotics / Central Nervous System Stimulants / Antiparkinsonians / Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Drugs
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS: Cholinergics (Parasympathomimetics) / Anticholinergics / Adrenergics (Sympathomimetics) / Skeletal Muscle Relaxants / Neuromuscular Blockers
RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS: Antihistamines / Bronchodilators / Expectorants and Antitussives / Miscellaneous Respiratory Tract Drugs
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DRUGS: Antacids, Adsorbents and Antiflatulents / Digestive Enzymes ! Gallstone Solubilizers / Antidiarrheals / Laxatives / Antiemetics / Antiulcer Drugs / Miscellaneous Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs
HORMONAL DRUGS: Corticosteroids / Androgens ! Anabolic Steroids / Estrogens !Progestins / Gonadotropins / Antidiabetics ! Glucagon / Thyroid Hormones / Thyroid Hormone Antagonists / Pituitary Hormones / Parathyroid-like Drugs
DRUGS FOR FLUID ! ELECTROLYTE BALANCE: Diuretics / Electrolytes ! Replacement Solutions / Acidifiers ! Alkalinizers HEMATOLOGIC DRUGS: Hematinics / Anticoagulants / Blood Derivatives / Thrombolytic Enzymes
ANTINEOPLASTICS: Alkylating Drugs / Antimetabolites / Antibiotic Antineoplastics / Antineoplastics That Alter Hormone Balance / Miscellaneous Antineoplastics
IMMUNOMODULATORS: Immunosuppressants / Vaccines and Toxoids / Toxins ! Antivenins / Immune Serums / Biological Response Modifiers
OPHTHALMIC, OTIC ! NASAL DRUGS: Ophthalmic Anti-infectives / Ophthalmic Anti-inflammatories / Miotics / Mydriatics / Ophthalmic Vasoconstrictors / Miscellaneous Ophthalmics / Otics / Nasal Drugs
TOPICAL DRUGS: Local Anti-infectives / Scabicides and Pediculicides / Topical Corticosteroids
APPENDICES: Guide to Combination Drugs / Abbreviations to avoid / Quick Guide to Combination Drugs / Pregnancy Risk Categories / Controlled Substance Schedules / Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes ! Common Drug Interactions / Cancer Chemotherapy: Acronyms !Protocols / Drugs That Prolong the QTc Interval / Herbal Supplements /Adverse Reactions Misinterpreted as Age-Related Changes / Combination Drugs: Indications ! Dosages / Infusion Flow Rates / Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Guidelines / Drugs That Shouldn't Be Crushed / Normal laboratory test values/ Dialyzable Drugs / English-Spanish drug phrase translator/ Acknowledgments / Index
NDH2008Plus!
Inside back cover
Drug updates on the Internet NDHnow.com