Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses 18th Edition by April Hazard Vallerand, ISBN-13: 978-1719646406

Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses 18th Edition by April Hazard Vallerand, ISBN-13: 978-1719646406

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• Publisher: ‎ F.A. Davis Company; Eighteenth edition (May 18, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
• 1504 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1719646406
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1719646406

SAFETY FIRST WITH ‘CURE & CARE’!
Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses®, Eighteenth Edition delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—643 well-organized monographs encompassing hundreds of generic drugs and thousands of trade names. Its nursing-focused Cure & Care’ approach explains what the drug does and describes what the nurse does and how the nursing process relates to the pharmacotherapeutics.

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• IV administration coverage
• Patient and family teaching guidance
• Canadian-specific content identified with a maple leaf icon

FREE ONLINE LEARNING, CARE PLANNING & PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS

• Audio Pronunciation Library of 1,200+ drug names
• Tutorials with self-tests, Preventing Medication Errors and Psychotropic Drugs
• Calculators for body mass index (BMI), metric conversions, IV drip rates, dosage/KG and Fahrenheit/Celsius.
• Interactive Case Studies, each followed by a series of questions
• Eight audio podcasts covering must-know information, concepts, and considerations for safe drug administration
• Video clips illustrating the safe administration of medications

Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contributors
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
abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine
abemaciclib
abiraterone
acetaminophen (oral, rectal)
acetylcysteine
aclidinium/formoterol
acyclovir
adalimumab
adenosine
ado-trastuzumab
afatinib
albuterol
alectinib
alendronate
alfuzosin
alirocumab
allopurinol
almotriptan
alogliptin
alpelisib
ALPRAZolam
amifostine
aminocaproic acid
AMINOGLYCOSIDES
amiodarone
amitriptyline
amLODIPine
amoxicillin
amoxicillin/clavulanate
amphetamine mixtures
ampicillin/sulbactam
anastrozole
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
anidulafungin
anifrolumab
ANTIFUNGALS (TOPICAL)
ANTIFUNGALS (VAGINAL)
apixaban
aprepitant (oral)
argatroban
ARIPiprazole
asenapine
aspirin
atazanavir/cobicistat
atenolol
atezolizumab
atomoxetine
atovaquone
atropine
avanafil
azaTHIOprine
azelastine
azithromycin
aztreonam
B
baclofen
baloxavir
baricitinib
basiliximab
becaplermin
belatacept
belimumab
benralizumab
benztropine
bevacizumab
bezlotoxumab
bicalutamide
bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide
binimetinib
bisacodyl
bisoprolol
bivalirudin
bleomycin
bortezomib
bremelanotide
brentuximab
brexanolone
brexpiprazole
brigatinib
brivaracetam
brodalumab
budesonide/formoterol/glycopyrrolate
bumetanide
buprenorphine
buPROPion
bupropion/naltrexone
busPIRone
busulfan
C
cabazitaxel
cabotegravir
cabotegravir/rilpivirine
CALCIUM SALTS
canagliflozin
cangrelor
cannabidiol
capsaicin
carBAMazepine
carbidopa/levodopa
CARBOplatin
cariprazine
carvedilol
caspofungin
cefepime
cefiderocol
ceftaroline
ceftazidime/avibactam
ceftolozane/tazobactam
celecoxib
CEPHALOSPORINS—FIRST GENERATION
CEPHALOSPORINS—SECOND GENERATION
CEPHALOSPORINS—THIRD GENERATION
ceritinib
certolizumab
cetirizine
cetuximab
cilostazol
cinacalcet
CISplatin
citalopram
clindamycin
clonazePAM
cloNIDine
clopidogrel
cloZAPine
cobimetinib
codeine
colchicine
colesevelam
conivaptan
CONTRACEPTIVES, HORMONAL MONOPHASIC ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
CORTICOSTEROIDS (INHALATION)
CORTICOSTEROIDS (NASAL)
CORTICOSTEROIDS (SYSTEMIC)
CORTICOSTEROIDS (TOPICAL/LOCAL)
crisaborole
crizanlizumab
crizotinib
cyclobenzaprine
cyclophosphamide
cycloSPORINE
cytarabine
D
dabigatran
dabrafenib
dacarbazine
dalbavancin
dalfampridine
dantrolene
dapagliflozin
DAPTOmycin
darbepoetin
darifenacin
darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide
DAUNOrubicin hydrochloride
deferoxamine
denosumab
desipramine
desmopressin
desvenlafaxine
dexlansoprazole
dexmedetomidine
dexrazoxane
dextromethorphan
diazePAM
DICLOFENAC
digoxin
dilTIAZem
dimethyl fumarate
dinoprostone
diphenhydrAMINE (oral, parenteral)
DIURETICS (POTASSIUM-SPARING)
DIURETICS (THIAZIDE)
DOBUTamine
DOCEtaxel
DOCUSATE
dofetilide
dolutegravir/lamivudine
donepezil
DOPamine
doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
doxazosin
DOXOrubicin hydrochloride
DOXOrubicin, liposomal
doxylamine/pyridoxine
dulaglutide
DULoxetine
dupilumab
dutasteride
E
edaravone
edoxaban
efavirenz/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
elagolix
elagolix/estradiol/norethindrone
elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor
elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide
empagliflozin
emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir alafenamide
emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
encorafenib
entacapone
entecavir
enzalutamide
EPINEPHrine
eplerenone
epoetin
eptifibatide
erenumab
erlotinib
ertapenem
escitalopram
esketamine
esmolol
esomeprazole
ESTRADIOL
estrogens, conjugated
eszopiclone
etanercept
ethambutol
everolimus
evolocumab
exemestane
exenatide
ezetimibe
F
famciclovir
fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan
febuxostat
fenofibrate
fentaNYL (parenteral)
fentaNYL (transdermal)
FENTANYL (transmucosal)
fesoterodine
fexofenadine
fidaxomicin
filgrastim
finasteride
finerenone
fingolimod
flibanserin
fluconazole
fludrocortisone
flumazenil
FLUOROQUINOLONES
fluorouracil
FLUoxetine
fluvoxaMINE
fondaparinux
foscarnet
fosphenytoin
fremanezumab
frovatriptan
furosemide
G
gabapentin
galantamine
galcanezumab
ganciclovir
gefitinib
gemcitabine
gemfibrozil
glecaprevir/pibrentasvir
glucagon
glycopyrrolate/formoterol
glycopyrrolate (systemic)
golimumab
goserelin
granisetron
guanFACINE
guselkumab
H
haloperidol
heparin
HEPARINS (LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT)
HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS
HMG-CoA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS (statins)
hydrALAZINE
hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate
HYDROcodone
HYDROmorphone
hydroxychloroquine
HYDROXYprogesterone caproate
I
ibandronate
ibuprofen
idaruCIZUmab
ifosfamide
iloperidone
imatinib
imipenem/cilastatin
imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam
imipramine
indomethacin
inFLIXimab
insulin degludec
INSULIN (mixtures)
NPH insulin (isophane insulin suspension)
insulin regular
INSULINS (long-acting)
INSULINS (rapid-acting)
INTERFERONS, BETA
ipilimumab, (i-pil-li-moo-mab) Yervoy
ipratropium
irinotecan
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
isavuconazonium
isoniazid
ISOSORBIDE
ISOtretinoin
istradefylline
ivabradine
ixabepilone
ixazomib
ixekizumab
K
ketorolac
L
labetalol
lacosamide
lactic acid/citric acid/potassium bitartrate
lactulose
lamiVUDine
lamoTRIgine
lansoprazole
lanthanum carbonate
lapatinib
lasmiditan
lefamulin
leflunomide
lenalidomide
lenvatinib
letrozole
leucovorin calcium
leuprolide
levalbuterol
levETIRAcetam
levocetirizine
levodopa
levomilnacipran
levothyroxine
LIDOCAINE
linaGLIPtin
linezolid
liraglutide
lisdexamfetamine
lithium
lofexidine
loperamide
loratadine
LORazepam
lumacaftor/ivacaftor
lurasidone
luspatercept
M
MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINUM SALTS
MAGNESIUM SALTS (ORAL)
Magnesium Sulfate (Parenteral)
meclizine
medroxyPROGESTERone
megestrol
meloxicam
melphalan
memantine
meperidine
mepolizumab
meropenem
meropenem/vaborbactam
mesalamine
mesna
metFORMIN
methadone
methIMAzole
methotrexate
methylergonovine
methylnaltrexone
methylphenidate (oral)
metoclopramide
metOLazone
metoprolol
metroNIDAZOLE
micafungin
midazolam
miFEPRIStone
milnacipran
milrinone
mirabegron
mirtazapine
miSOPROStol
mitoXANTRONE
modafinil
montelukast
morphine
mupirocin
mycophenolate mofetil
N
nafarelin
nalbuphine
naldemedine
naloxegol
naloxone
naproxen
naratriptan
nebivolol
neratinib
netupitant/palonosetron (oral)
NICOTINE
NIFEdipine
nilotinib
nilotinib
niMODipine
niraparib
nitrofurantoin
NITROGLYCERIN
nitroprusside
nivolumab
norepinephrine
nortriptyline
nystatin (oral)
O
ocrelizumab
octreotide
OLANZapine
olaparib
olodaterol
olsalazine
omadacycline
omega-3-acid ethyl esters
omeprazole
ondansetron
oritavancin
oseltamivir
osimertinib
ospemifene
oxazepam
OXYBUTYNIN
oxyCODONE
oxytocin
P
PACLitaxel
palbociclib
palifermin
paliperidone
palonosetron
pamidronate
pancrelipase
pancuronium
panitumumab
pantoprazole
PARoxetine
patiromer
PAZOPanib
pegaspargase
pegfilgrastim
peginterferon beta-1a
pegloticase
pembrolizumab
PEMEtrexed
PENICILLINS
PENICILLINS, PENICILLINASE RESISTANT
pertuzumab
pertuzumab/trastuzumab/hyaluronidase
phenazopyridine
PHENobarbital
phentermine/topiramate
phenylephrine
phenytoin
phytonadione
pimavanserin
pimecrolimus
pioglitazone
piperacillin/tazobactam
plecanatide
polyethylene glycol 3350
posaconazole
potassium and sodium phosphates
POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS
pramipexole
prasterone
prasugrel
prazosin
pregabalin
prochlorperazine
progesterone
propofol
propranolol
propylthiouracil
protamine sulfate
prucalopride
pseudoephedrine
pyrazinamide
Q
QUEtiapine
R
RABEprazole
raloxifene
raltegravir
ramucirumab
ranolazine
rasagiline
rasburicase
regorafenib
remdesivir
revefenacin
Rho(D) IMMUNE GLOBULIN
ribociclib
rifabutin
rifAMPin
rifAXIMin
rilpivirine
rimegepant
risankizumab
risedronate
risperiDONE
ritonavir
riTUXimab
rivaroxaban
rivastigmine
rizatriptan
rolapitant
romosozumab
rOPINIRole
rucaparib
S
sacubitril/valsartan
safinamide
sarilumab
scopolamine
secnidazole
selegiline
selegiline transdermal
semaglutide
sennosides
sertraline
sevelamer
sildenafil
silodosin
sirolimus
SITagliptin
sodium bicarbonate
sodium polystyrene sulfonate
sofosbuvir/velpatasvir
solifenacin
solriamfetol
sotalol
sucralfate
sulfaSALAzine
SULFONYLUREAS
SUMAtriptan
SUNItinib
suvorexant
T
TACROLIMUS
tadalafil
tamoxifen
tamsulosin
tapentadol
tedizolid
telavancin
tenofovir alafenamide
terazosin
terbutaline
teriflunomide
TESTOSTERONE
TETRACYCLINES
thalidomide
thiamine
THROMBOLYTIC AGENTS
tigecycline
tildrakizumab
tirofiban
tisotumab vedotin
tocilizumab
tofacitinib
tolterodine
tolvaptan
topotecan
torsemide
traMADol
trastuzumab
trastuzumab/hyaluronidase
traZODone
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
U
ubrogepant
umeclidinium
upadacitinib
V
valACYclovir
valbenazine
valGANciclovir
VALPROATES
vancomycin
vandetanib
vardenafil
varenicline
vasopressin
vedolizumab
vemurafenib
venlafaxine
verapamil
vilazodone
vinBLAStine
vinCRIStine
vinorelbine
VITAMIN B12 PREPARATIONS cyanocobalamin
VITAMIN D COMPOUNDS
voriconazole
voxelotor
W
warfarin
Z
zaleplon
zidovudine
ziprasidone
zoledronic acid
ZOLMitriptan
zolpidem
Drugs Approved in Canada
Natural/Herbal Products
Medication Safety Tools
Appendices
Appendix A. Recent Drug Approvals
Appendix B. Ophthalmic Medications
Appendix C. Medication Administration Techniques
Appendix D. Administering Medications to Children
Appendix E. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses
Appendix F. Pediatric Dosage Calculations
Appendix G. Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests
Appendix H. Controlled Substance Schedules
Appendix I. Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines
Appendix J. Food Sources for Specific Nutrients
Appendix K. Insulins and Insulin Therapy
Appendix L. Differences in U.S. and Candian Pharmaceutical Practices
Appendix M. Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations
Appendix N. Combination Drugs
Bibliography
Comprehensive Generic/Trade/Classifications Index

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