This portable reference, based on ASHP's venerable AHFS Drug Information, will help practitioners and students make quick, accurate decisions about drug therapy - whether on patient rounds or at the
prescription counter. Designed to fit in a lab coat pocket, this
easy-to-use handbook includes 780 clinically comprehensive generic drug monographs (listed alphabetically). It also includes comparison charts of drugs within the same pharmacologic class, and appendices containing such helpful information as therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines, creatinine clearance calculations, and more.
In addition to the monographs, chapters include:
- Principles of pharmacotherapy - Safe medication practice - Pharmacologic classes - Photoguide to tablets and capsules
Appendices include antibiotic selection chart based on microorganism
susceptibility; analgesic combination products; cancer chemotherapy
acronyms; medicaton administration techniques; immunization schedule;
antidotes to poisoning or overdose; common herbs; common drugs that
interact with P450 enzymes; creatinine clearance calculation; and therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines.
ASHP American Society of Health-System Pharmacists