Full Description
Find the essential information you need to safely administer more than 400 intravenous drugs! The newest edition of a reference trusted for more than 50 years, Elsevier's 2027 Intravenous Medications is a concise, quick-access guide to complete, accurate drug information. New to this edition are 10-20 monographs of the most recent IV drugs to be approved by the FDA, in addition to updated drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions for all current IV drugs. Known as the #1 IV drug handbook on the market, this annual publication is ideal for use in critical care areas, at the nursing station, in the office, and in public health and home care settings.
Detailed monographs on more than 400 IV drugs provide an impressive breadth of coverage that goes well beyond any comparable drug reference
Convenient, A-to-Z format organizes all drug monographs by generic name, allowing you to find any drug in seconds
Individual monographs include the drug name, phonetic pronunciation, usual dose, dilution, compatibility, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses, contraindications, precautions, interactions, side effects, antidote, and more
50-year history of impeccable accuracy reinforces the importance of safe IV drug administration
Proven, clinically-optimized page layout keeps all dosage information for each drug on either a single page or a two-page spread to prevent hand contamination by having to turn a page
Highlighted Black Box Warnings make it easy to locate information on medications with serious safety risks
Blue-screened text calls attention to other circumstances not covered by Black Box Warnings
Dosage and dilution charts within monographs provide quick summaries of essential clinical information
Life-stage dosage variances are highlighted for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients
Additional drug monographs are provided on the companion Evolve website
NEW! Drug monographs for approximately 10-20 newly approved drugs by the FDA include the most current information
NEW! Updates with new interactions, precautions, alerts, drug uses, patient teaching instructions, and more are included throughout the guide to reflect changes and prevent medication dispensing errors
NEW! QR codes for additional drug monographs enable quick access at the point of care
Contents
General Dilution Charts
How to Use This Book
Evolve Website Information
Format and Content of Intravenous Medications
Key to Abbreviations
Important IV Therapy Facts
Resources
IV Drugs
Alphabetical Drug Monographs
Appendix A: Recommendations for the Safe Use and Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs
Appendix B: FDA Pregnancy Categories
Appendix C: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)
Appendix D: Information for Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Agents
Appendix E: Recently Approved Drugs
Index
