Physician Assistant's Drug Handbook
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse Publishing, PUBLISHER: Springhouse Corporation, This complete guide gives full prescribing data for more than generic and brand name ong>drugong>s. Includes unlabeled ong>drugong> uses, highlighted dosage adjustment information, italicized interacting agents, ong>adverseong> ong>reactionsong> categorized five ways for safety, and a four-way index for quick look-up -- by generic name, trade name, ong>drugong> class, or disease. Alphabetically organized ong>drugong> monographs cover generic and trade names; pharmocologic and therapeutic classifications; controlled substance schedule (where appropriate); pregnancy risk category; dosage form; indications, route, and dosage; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; contraindications and precautions; interactions; effects on diagnostic tests; ong>adverseong> ong>reactionsong>; overdose and treatment; and special considerations, including patient education and specific instructions for pediatric, geriatric, and breast-feeding patients. Contents include clinical reviewers and consultants, foreword, how to use this book, pharmacology overview, pediatric and geriatric ong>drugong> therapy, effective prescribing practices, generic ong>drugong> entries in alphabetical order, a full-color photoguide to more than 320 pills, pharmacologic classes, prescribing authority by state, selected analgesic combination products, topical ong>drugong>s, immunization schedule, therapeutic ong>drugong> monitoring guidelines, therapeutic management guidelines, creatinine clearance calculations, pharmaceutical companies listing (ong>drugong> information contact numbers and Web sites).