Handbook On Injectable Drugs

Full-Size Hardcover
1,680+ pages, 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1585282480
ISBN: 978-1585282487
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
November 2010
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This precise stability and compatibility information provided by the Handbook on Injectable Drugs enables healthcare professionals to ensure the accurate and appropriate delivery of drug therapy.

There are now 2,788 references. It's a cover-to-cover update instilling confidence in the decisions.

About the Full-Size Versions: By arranging this critical injectable drug information in a single, reliable source with easy-to-read tables, healthcare professionals can provide patients with safer and more effective medication therapy. Inside you'll find:

Over 340 drug monographs, including 47 non-U.S. drugs
Drugs listed alphabetically by generic name for efficient searching, with brand names also listed
AHFS classification numbers for each drug conveniently refers users to in-depth therapeutic data in AHFS Drug Information
Tabulated results from primary research on the compatibility of the listed drug with infusion solutions and other drugs. Four compatibility tables are provided for each drug: solution, additive, syringe, and Y-site
Storage requirements and general stability information, including pH, freezing, exposure to light, sorption and filtration characteristics, and repackaging information
Key product data including common sizes, strengths, volumes, and forms in which the drug is supplied. Also includes pH, osmotic value, and other important product information
Cross-referenced monographs with AHFS Drug Information, the premier source of drug information
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the preparation, storing, and administration of injectable drugs

About the Interactive CD: It helps you determine drug compatibility in an instant. Use the CD-ROM to:

Check compatibility by screening up to five drugs and/or solutions simultaneously
Access the complete Handbook on Injectable Drugs monograph for each drug
Search concise table summaries of compatibility results
Link to PubMed to access original research
....and MUCH more!

ASHP is the 30,000-member national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of health care systems. ASHP, which has a long history of medication-error prevention efforts, believes that the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medicines.

Assisting pharmacists in fulfilling this mission is ASHP's primary objective. The Society has extensive publishing and educational programs designed to help members improve their professional practice, and it is the national accrediting organization for pharmacy residency and pharmacy technician training programs.

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