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

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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.

LIFE-SAVING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE

• In-depth coverage of patient safety, red tab for high-alert medications, red, capitalized letters for life-threatening side effects, and REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) icon
• Special considerations for patient populations
• Icon highlighting pharmacogenomic content
• 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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