Nurse's Pocket Drug Guide 2005An essential drug reference for registered nurses and nurse practitioners, this volume Includes over 1,000 commonly used drugs and presents essential data relating to their selection and administration. Organized alphabetically by generic name, each drug includes key data featuring common uses and side effects as well as nursing implications and patient education information. A list of the medications organized by drug classification is also provided. |
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Action acute Adults & Peds alcohol antacids anticholinergics anticoagulants antihypertensives arrhythmias barbiturates barrier contraception bleeding bradycardia breast-feeding calcium Caps carbamazepine cardiac Caution/Contra cimetidine CNS depressants constipation corticosteroids creatinine cyclosporine d/c abruptly diarrhea digoxin disease diuretics dizziness drug edema effects with antacids effects with cimetidine erythromycin Estrogen Ethinyl estradiol failure Caution/Contra False glucose hepatic impairment hyperkalemia hypotension infections inhal inhibitor Dose inhibits insulin Interactions ketoconazole Labs levodopa LFTs lithium maint MAOIS mg Notes/SE mg PO bid mg/5 mL mg/d mg/kg mg/kg/d mg/kg/dose mg/m² mg/mL Notes/SE Monitor NIPE NSAIDs oint oral contraceptives pain phenobarbital phenothiazines phenytoin probenecid quinidine rash renal failure renal impairment Caution/Contra respiratory rifampin risk of photosensitivity serum soln Supplied susp syndrome Tabs tachycardia Take w/o regard Take with food TCAs theophylline tid-qid tion tion/Contra trimester upset uric acid urinary urine vaccines warfarin xerostomia