Injectable Drugs Guide

The administration of drugs by injection is an essential activity that is performed daily in many healthcare settings. This guide provides a user friendly, single point of reference for healthcare professionals in the safe and effective administration of injectable medicines. Injectable Drugs Guide consists of an A-Z of approximately 300 injectable drugs in monograph format, each covering the following topics: * pre-treatment checks * dosing regimens * preparation and administration * compatibility and stability information * monitoring requirements during treatment * side effects, interactions and pharmacokinetic information. The Injectable Drugs Guide is designed to support the NPSA risk assessment process and each drug has a risk rating. The book provides a holistic approach to injectable medicines to meet the needs of the many disciplines involved in the clinical use of injectables and also those providing advice about injectable drug use. Alistair Gray - Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Community & Paediatric Services), Jane Wright - Lead Pharmacist, Lancashire Care NHS Trust, Vincent Goodey - Deputy Director of Pharmacy, and Lynn Bruce - Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Medical Assessment Unit) CONTENTS Preface How to use the Injectable Drugs Guide monographs Injectable Drugs Guide on Medicines Complete Feedback About the authors Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Monographs A - Z Appendix 1. The basics of injectable therapy Appendix 2. Good management principles Appendix 3. Usual responsibilities of individual practitioners Appendix 4. Advantages and disadvantages to parenteral therapy Appendix 5. Injection techniques and routes Appendix 6. Extravasation Appendix 7. Intravascular devices Appendix 8. Infusion devices Appendix 9. Syringe drivers Appendix 10. Ideal body weight, dosing in patients with renal or hepatic impairment Appendix 11. Risk ratings Index of cross-referenced terms