Description
Find the essential information you need to safely administer more than 400 intravenous drugs! For nearly 50 years, Elsevier's Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals has been a trusted resource for complete, accurate drug information in a concise, quick-access format. New to the 2023 edition are 10 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- 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- Additional drug monographs are provided on the Evolve website- Highlighted Black Box Warnings make it easy to locate information on medications with serious safety risks- Blue-screened text calls attention to special 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- Convenient, A-to-Z format organizes all drug monographs by generic name, allowing students to find any drug in seconds- Spiral binding allows the book to lie flat, leaving the practitioner's hands free to perform other tasks- NEW! Drug monographs for 10 newly approved drugs by the FDA include the most current information- NEW! Updates on drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, and more are included throughout the guide to reflect changes to existing medications
Table of Contents
Evolve website information, inside front coverGeneral Dilution ChartsHow to Use This BookPrefaceFormat and Content of Intravenous MedicationsKey to AbbreviationsImportant IV Therapy FactsResourcesIV DrugsAppendix ARecommendations for the Safe Use and Handling of Cytotoxic DrugsAppendix BFDA Pregnancy CategoriesAppendix CU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NationalCancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)Appendix DInformation for Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive AgentsAppendix ERecently Approved DrugsIndexSolution Compatibility Chart, last page and inside back coverSelected Agents Not Included in the Book, Evolve websiteAdo-trastuzumabAgalsidase BetaAlfentanil HydrochlorideAlgluceraseAlglucosidase AlfaAlpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human)AmifostineAmmonium ChlorideAmobarbital SodiumAnthrax Immune Globulin Intravenous(Human)Antivenin (Latrodectus mactans)Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius)Antivenin Crotalidae Polyvalent ImmuneFab (Ovine)Arginine HydrochlorideAscorbic AcidAsparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemiAtracurium BesylateAxicabtagene CiloleucelAzathioprine SodiumBlinatumomabBotulism Immune Globulin (IntravenousHuman)BrentuximabBusulfanCONTENTS xvCaffeine and Sodium BenzoateCapreomycinCarfilzomibCentruroides (Scorpion) Immune F(ab')2(Equine) InjectionChloramphenicol Sodium SuccinateConjugated EstrogensCopanlisibCorticorelin Ovine TriflutateCrizanlizumab-tmcaCrotalidae Immune F(ab9)2 (Equine)DactinomycinDaratumumabDeferoxamine MesylateDefibrotideDenileukin DiftitoxDextran 1DiazoxideDimenhydrinateDiphtheria AntitoxinDolasetron MesylateDoxapram HydrochlorideDroperidolEdetate Calcium DisodiumEdetate DisodiumElosulfase AlfaElotuzumabEnfortumab Vedotin-ejfvEthacrynic AcidFam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-nxkiFospropofol DisodiumGallium NitrateGalsulfase6% Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 in NSIdursulfaseImiglucerase/Velaglucerase AlfaInamrinone LactateInotuzumab OzogamicinInterferon Alfa-2b, RecombinantIpilimumabKanamycin SulfateLaronidaseLevocarnitineLincomycin HydrochlorideLiothyronine SodiumMechlorethamine HydrochlorideMeperidine HydrochlorideMethadoneMethoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin BetaMethylene BlueMinocycline HydrochlorideMogamulizumab-kpkcObiltoxaximabOrphenadrine CitrateOxacillin SodiumPancuronium BromidePegaspargasePentazocine (Lactate)Pentetate Calcium Trisodium/PentetateZinc TrisodiumPhentolamine MesylatePiperacillin SodiumPlasma Protein FractionPooled Plasma (Human)Pralidoxime ChlorideProtein (Amino Acid) ProductsProtein C Concentrate (Human)Pyridostigmine BromidePyridoxine (Vitamin B6)Quinidine Gluconate InjectionRaxibacumabRegadenosonRemifentanil HydrochlorideRocuronium BromideSebelipase AlfaSecretinSermorelin AcetateSiltuximabSincalideSipuleucel-TSodium LactateSodium Nitrite and Sodium ThiosulfateSodium Phenylacetate and SodiumBenzoateStreptokinaseStreptomycin SulfateStreptozocinSuccinylcholine ChlorideTaliglucerase AlfaTheophylline in D5WTicarcillin Disodium and ClavulanatePotassiumTisagenlecleucelTrabectedinTrace MetalsTreprostinilVaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous(Human)VerteporfinVestronidase Alfa-vjbk InjectionZiv-Aflibercept
