Main description:

The Lexicomp Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing, 15th Edition, delivers trusted pharmacotherapy knowledge to inform safe clinical decision making in the outpatient and institutional setting. The Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing, 15th Edition, is designed to help meet the unique needs of advanced practice nurses, supporting both prescribing and nursing care. It is an easy-to-use resource that presents medications alphabetically, with brand and generic drug names highlighted in red, a time-saving feature in an information-intensive text. Each drug monograph contains concise fields of information on pharmacokinetics, therapeutic purpose, adverse reactions, pregnancy and lactation precautions, and more. Dosing fields feature a broad range of guidelines for children, adults and the elderly, so prescribing concerns can be addressed quickly and precisely.

Contents:

1127 drug monographs; Up to 75 fields of information per monograph; Over 140 pages of Special Topics and Appendix information; Updates to this Edition; 36 New Drug Monographs; New Fields:; Dosing: Obesity; Dosage Forms Considerations; New Appendix Topics:; Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants; Appendix Topic Updates:; Diagnostic and Surgical Aids; Herbal and Nutritional Products; Peak and Trough Guidelines; Beta-Blockers; Hypertension; Obesity Treatment Guidelines.