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Nursing2020 Drug Handbook ® 40th Edition NURSING Drug Guides

General information  1. Drug actions, interactions, and reactions  2. Drug therapy across the lifespan  3. Safe drug administration  4. Selected therapeutic drug classifications Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name New Drugs Appendices  1. Avoiding common drug errors: Best prac- tices and prevention  2. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA’s Final Rule  3. Controlled substance schedules  4. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission)  5. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors  6. Elder care medication tips  7. Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity  8. Understanding biosimilar drugs  9. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapy 10. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patients 11. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergency FEATURES CONTINUED

12. Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosages 13. Antidotes: Indications and dosages 14. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosages 15. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages 16. Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosages 17. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosages 18. Antacids: Indications and dosages 19. Laxatives: Indications and dosages 20. Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosages 21. Selected ophthalmic drugs: Indications and dosages 22. Do not use: Dangerous abbreviations, sym- bols and dose designations (ISMP Canada) 23. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administration 24. Canadian National Drug Schedules 25. Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know 26. Therapeutic drug monitoring 27. Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosages 28. Additional new drugs: Indications and dosages

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