基本説明
The previous ed.: 2003.
Full Description
Now in its Third Edition, this succinct, easy-to-use, current, and very functional handbook goes through the steps of receiving the prescription, preparing it, and completing the compound. The book provides a source for contemporary practice previously found spread out over journal articles, legal documents, standards of practice, specialty books, and textbooks.Highlights of this edition include a more comprehensive section on sterile dosage forms and their preparation; expanded discussion of medication errors; processing tools for improving compounded preparations and reducing errors; a new chapter on systems of measurement and basic pharmaceutical calculations; and a new section on veterinary pharmacy practice. Patient cases with the sample compounded prescription orders and parenteral preparation medication orders show typical situations and problem-solving to meet special therapy and patient needs.A back-of-book CD-ROM includes study guides, interactive self-assessment, and multimedia demonstrations of compounding procedures for key chapters. A companion website offers the CD content as well as full text online and an image bank.
Contents
PART 1CHAPTER 1: Prescription and Medication Drug OrdersCHAPTER 2: Labeling Prescriptions and MedicationsCHAPTER 3: Controlled SubstancesCHAPTER 4: Expiration and Beyond-Use DatingCHAPTER 5: Drug Utilization Review and Medication-Use EvaluationCHAPTER 6: Patient CounselingPART 2: CALCULATIONSCHAPTER 7: Systems of Measurement and Introduction to Pharmaceutical CalculationsCHAPTER 8: Quantity and Concentration Expressions and CalculationsCHAPTER 9: Evaluating Dosage RegimensCHAPTER 10: Aliquot CalculationsCHAPTER 11: Isotonicity CalculationsPART 3: COMPOUNDING DRUG PREPARATIONSCHAPTER 12: General Guidelines for Preparing Compounded Drug PreparationsCHAPTER 13: Selection, Storage, and Handling of Compounding Equipment and IngredientsCHAPTER 14: Selection and Use of Weighing and Measuring EquipmentPART 4: PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENTSCHAPTER 15: Pharmaceutical Solvents and Solubilizing AgentsCHAPTER 16: Antimicrobial PreservativesCHAPTER 17: AntioxidantsCHAPTER 18: Buffers and pH Adjusting AgentsCHAPTER 19: Viscosity-Inducing AgentsCHAPTER 20: Surfactants and Emulsifying AgentsCHAPTER 21: Colors, Flavors, Sweeteners, and ScentsCHAPTER 22: Vehicles for Liquid PreparationsCHAPTER 23: Ointment BasesCHAPTER 24: Suppository BasesPART 5: NONSTERILE DOSAGE FORMS AND THEIR PREPARATIONCHAPTER 25: PowdersCHAPTER 26: Capsules, Lozenges, and Other Solid Oral Dosage FormsCHAPTER 27: SolutionsCHAPTER 28: SuspensionsCHAPTER 29: Liquid EmulsionsCHAPTER 30: Semisolids: Ointments, Creams, Gels, Pastes, and CollodionsCHAPTER 31: SuppositoriesPART 6: STERILE DOSAGE FORMS AND THEIR PREPARATIONCHAPTER 32: General Principles of Sterile Dosage Form PreparationCHAPTER 33: Ophthalmic, Nasal, Inhalation, and Irrigation SolutionsCHAPTER 34: Parenteral PreparationsCHAPTER 35: Total Parenteral NutritionPART 7: VETERINARY PHARMACYCHAPTER 36: Veterinary Pharmacy PracticePART 8: COMPATIBILITY AND STABILITYCHAPTER 37: Compatibility and Stability of Drug Products and PreparationsAPPENDICESAPPENDIX A: Abbreviations Commonly Used in Prescriptions and Medication OrdersAPPENDIX B: Nomograms for Determination of Body Surface Area from Height and WeightAPPENDIX C: National Center for Health Statistics Growth ChartsAPPENDIX D: Isotonicity ValuesINDEX
