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Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms & Drug Delivery Systems Howard C. Ansel, Ansel, Allen Readers will find this book to be the most comprehensive source on pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. "Physical Pharmacy Capsules" highlight key concepts with boxes, providing easy reference. Reflecting traditional pharmaceutics pedagogy, the new edition is organized by dosage form rather than by route of administration |
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Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook, 1e Gary J. Algozzine PharmD BCNSP, Robert Algozzine PhD, Deborah J. Lilly RN MSN CCRN This practical, easy-to-use reference facilitates the administration of 39 of the most complex and common IV infusion drugs used in critical care. Section I presents at-a-glance algorithms covering the ACLS Guidelines for Adult Emergency Cardiac Care. Section II offers a "Quick Mixing Guide" for intravenous infusion drugs. And, Section III covers each of the most complex and common IV infusion drugs in detail, presenting all of the data needed for safe administration. - Coverage of each drug addresses its most common uses · preparation and administration · dosages · warnings and adverse reactions · compatibility with other drug infusions · and general nursing considerations.
- "Drip Rate Calculation Charts" and "Dosing Charts" quickly explain how to mix and prepare drugs that are usually needed by patients on an immediate, urgent basis.
- Unique "Calculation Factors" for each drug greatly simplify an otherwise complicated process and substantially reduce the chance of medication errors.
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IV Therapy Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide (Demystified Nursing) Kerry Cheever Your solution to mastering I.V. therapy Looking for a quick way to learn the ins-and-outs of I.V. therapy but find other books dripping with complexity? Here's your lifeline! I.V. Therapy Demystified infuses essential information with clear explanations to make learning easy. Written by a nursing professor, this detailed guide covers fluids and electrolytes, I.V. therapy delivery systems, and peripheral and central I.V. therapy. You will learn about crystalloid and colloid solutions and blood component, parenteral nutrition, and pharmacological therapies. I.V. therapy in infants, children, and older adults is also covered. Filled with key terms to help you to remember important concepts, and complete with end-of-chapter quizzes to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of I.V. therapy in no time at all. I.V. Therapy Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this essential nursing topic. This fast and easy guide offers: - Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
- An NCLEX-style quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- Measurements labeled in SI units
- Indications for I.V. therapy and options for delivery
- A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work
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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology Donald L. Wise The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology reviews the design, fabrication, methodology, administration, and classifications of various drug delivery systems, including matrices, and membrane controlled reservoir, bioerodible, and pendant chain systems.
Contains cutting-edge research on the controlled delivery of biomolecules!
Discussing the advantages and limitations of controlled release systems, the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology
covers oral, transdermal, parenteral, and implantable delivery of drugs
discusses modification methods to achieve desired release kinetics
highlights constraints of system design for practical clinical application
analyzes diffusion equations and mathematical modeling
considers environmental acceptance and tissue compatibility of biopolymeric systems for biologically active agents
evaluates polymers as drug delivery carriers
describes peptide, protein, micro-, and nanoparticulate release systems
examines the cost, comfort, disease control, side effects, and patient compliance of numerous delivery systems and devices
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Pocket Guide to I.V. Drugs Springhouse Here's on-the-spot guidance for virtually every I.V. drug administered today. Readers find 300 drugs in a quick-scan, 3-column format; dosage and administration information for direct injection, intermittent infusion, and continuous infusion; succinct guidelines on drug preparation; special considerations to support safety; and infusion rate tables for six common critical-care drugs. Contents include a guide to abbreviations, A-to-Z drug entries by generic name, antidotes for vesicant extravasation, major electrolyte components of I.V. solutions, estimating surface area in children and adults, and dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, isoproterenol, nitroglycerin, and nitroprusside infusion rates. |
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Pocket Guide to Intravenous Therapy Joanne C. Larocca, Shirley E. Otto A reference work based on recognized standards of practice for nurses working with diverse patient care settings and varying clinical preparation. The guide explores the principles of IV therapy and details the steps for administration of intravenous medications. Features include; blood administration guidelines, chapters on peripherally inserted central venous (PICC) catheters, on critical care and paediatric therapy. Each chapter concludes with multiple choice questions. |
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Drug Delivery Systems (Methods in Molecular Biology) In this concise and systematic book, a team of experts select the most important, cutting-edge technologies used in drug delivery systems. They take into account significant drugs, new technologies such as nanoparticles, and therapeutic applications. The chapters present step-by-step laboratory protocols following the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, offering readily reproducible results vital for pharmaceutical physicians and scientists. |
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Transdermal Drug Delivery, Second Edition, (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences) Completely revised, the Second Edition of Transdermal Drug Delivery presents discussions of the key issues pertinent to transdermal drug delivery. Covering the depth and breadth of the field, from physical chemistry and assessment of drug permeability to available enhancement technologies, to regulatory approval, the book examines topics necessary to the critical evaluation of a drug candidate's potential for delivery across the skin. It describes how to determine the transdermal permeability of drugs, how rationally to select candidates for transdermal delivery, how to choose chemical and/or physical methods to enhance skin transport, and how to solve regulatory issues. |
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McGraw-Hill's I.V. Drug Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks) Patricia Dwyer Schull Administer I.V. medications knowledgeably, safely and confidently Because there's no room for error, turn to McGraw-Hill's I.V. Drug Handbook. Featuring a strong focus on patient safety, administering and monitoring I.V. drugs, the Handbook delivers concise, practical guidance to help you carry out one of the most difficult tasks you face. Written by and for practicing nurses and pharmacists, the Handbook is reliable, comprehensive, and easy-to-use. Everything you need for safe, successful I.V. drug administration: All-inclusive coverage of over 350 parenteral drugs with the latest warnings from the FDA Includes antibiotics, insulin, pain medications, emergency drugs -- and more coverage of chemotherapeutic agents with more supportive therapies than you'll find in any other text Provides the most comprehensive, specific, evidence-based guidelines on administering high-alert and hazardous drugs available anywhere Each drug monograph includes administration guidelines, covering preparation, dilution & compatibility, infusion rates, admixtures, supportive therapies and monitoring. Features a 32 page full-color patient safety insert describing measures for ensuring safe drug administration, including 6 pagea on inserting an I.V. catheter Uses distinctive icons to call your attention to clinical alerts,life-threatening reactions, high-alert, hazardous drugs, and more. |
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Pharmaceutical Principles of Solid Dosage Forms Jens T. Carstensen This comprehensive guide presents the principles underlying the formation, properties and manufacturing of solid dosage forms. Developed by a leading pharmaceutical expert with 25 years of experience, this book is a precise handbook to powder dosage forms, hard shell capsules, milling, tablet, granulation and drying, stability, crystalline solids, DSC and amorphates, hygroscopicity, packaging, micromeritics, sustained release, and more. Designed for use by development pharmacists, analytical chemists, production pharmacists, and pharmacy professors and students, this book emphasizes U.S. validation principles; the interrelationship between formulation, manufacturing and existing USP and FDA guidelines; and aspects of pharmaceutics important to IND and NDA submission and subsequent supplements. |