Medication Teaching Manual: AHFS Patient Drug Information

Spiral Bound Book: 548 pages + bonus CD-ROM
Size: 9.5" x 11"
ISBN 1585280577
978-1585280575
October 2004
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When your patients fully understand what's expected of them, they're more likely to get the desired results from their drug therapy.

The Medication Teaching Manual gives you a single source for providing important information and instructions to your patients on dosing, precautions, possible side effects and interactions, and more.

You may view the table of contents here. This patient drug information is updated, reliable, and current, with 251 monographs in print, and 800+ in PDF format on the accompanying CD-ROM. The Medication Teaching Manual is also fully compliant with FDA-approved Keystone guidelines for useful written patient information, and includes new and updated black box warnings.
You may view a sample monograph here. Monographs include: drug interactions; adverse reactions; cautions and toxicity; therapeutic perspective; specific dosage and administration information; preparations, chemistry, and stability; pharmacology and pharmacokinetics; contraindications; and more.
You may read more (pdf file) about the Medication Teaching Manual.

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.

You may also be interested in these drug resources:

AHFS Drug Information - AHFS DI - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, for physicians, pharmacists & practitioners
AHFS Drug Information Essentials - ASHP for direct care professionals
Handbook on Injectable Drugs - ASHP
Medical Drug Reference - Mosby, book & PDA
MedTeach Software - ASHP, customizable software & teaching sheets for patient education
Nursing Drug Guide - Lippincott
Nursing Drug Guide - Springhouse
Nursing Drug Handbook - Lippincott
Nursing Drug Reference - Mosby, book, CD, or PDA
PDR - Thomson PDR
PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals - Thomson PDR
PDR for Nonprescription Drugs & Dietary Supplements - Thomson PDR
PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines - Thomson PDR
PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects & Indications - Thomson PDR
PDR Guide to Terrorism Response - Thomson PDR
PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook - Thomson PDR
Red Book - Thomson PDR
USP DI - Thomson PDR

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