Davis’s Canadian Drug Guide for Nurses, Seventeenth Edition delivers all the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs. Includes Canadian specific content: monographs on drugs approved for use in Canada that are not FDA-approved for use in the US, additional Canadian trade names for many US-approved generic drugs identified by maple leaf icon, a summary of the similiarities and differences between pharmaceutical practices in the US and Canada, and Canadian educators and reviewers.
Author(s): April Hazard Vallerand, Cynthia A. Sanoski
Edition: 17
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 1491
Tags: Pharmaceutical Preparations: Administration & Dosage; Drug Therapy: Nursing; Pharmacology, Clinical: Methods; Handbook; Nurses Instruction
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
CONSULTANTS
Reviewers
Canadian Reviewers
Contents
HOW TO USE DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS:Implications for Nurses
PHARMACOGENOMICS
MEDICATION ERRORS: Improving Practices and Patient Safety
DETECTING AND MANAGING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
OVERVIEW OF RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS (REMS)
SPECIAL DOSING CONSIDERATIONS
The Pediatric Patient
The Older Adult Patient
The Patient of Reproductive Age
Renal Impairment
Hepatic Impairment
Heart Failure
Body Size
Drug Interactions
THE CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM: What Is It and Why Should I Care?
EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT SAFE MEDICATION USE
CLASSIFICATIONS
Anti-Alzheimer’s agents
Antianemics
Antianginals
Antianxiety agents
Antiarrhythmics
Antiasthmatics
Anticholinergics
Anticoagulants
Anticonvulsants
Antidepressants
Antidiabetics
Antidiarrheals
Antiemetics
Antifungals
Antihistamines
Antihypertensives
Anti-infectives
Antineoplastics
Antiparkinson agents
Antiplatelet agents
Antipsychotics
Antipyretics
Antiretrovirals
Antirheumatics
Antituberculars
Antiulcer agents
Antivirals
Beta blockers
Bone resorption inhibitors
Bronchodilators
Calcium channel blockers
Central nervous system stimulants
Corticosteroids
Diuretics
Hormones
Immunosuppressants
Laxatives
Lipid-lowering agents
Minerals/electrolytes/pH modifiers
Natural/Herbal Products
Nonopioid analgesics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
Opioid analgesics
Sedative/hypnotics
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Thrombolytics
Vaccines/immunizing agents
Vascular headache suppressants
Vitamins
Weight control agents
DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Z
DRUGS APPROVED IN CANADA
NATURAL/HERBAL PRODUCTS
MEDICATION SAFETY TOOLS
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APPENDICES
Appendix A Recent Drug Approvals
Appendix B Combination Drugs
Appendix C Ophthalmic Medications
Appendix D Medication Administration Techniques
Appendix E Administering Medications to Children
Appendix F Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses
Appendix G Pediatric Dosage Calculations
Appendix H Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests
Appendix I Controlled Substance Schedules
Appendix J Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines
Appendix K Food Sources for Specific Nutrients
Appendix L Insulins and Insulin Therapy
Appendix M Differences in US and Candian Pharmaceutical Practices
Appendix N Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations
BIBLIOGRAPHY
COMPREHENSIVE GENERIC/TRADE/CLASSIFICATIONS INDEX
