Medications and Pharmacy Libguide

This book provides an accessible, up-to-date understanding of how to treat patients with substance and non-substance-related addiction. It covers all the typical substance and non-substance use disorders and presents evidence in a case-based format.

This update includes a number of new monographs and other changes. Some that may be of interest include: new monographs for bictegravir with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide, elexacaftor with tezacaftor and ivacaftor, moxifloxacin, ustekinumab; a monograph for combined oral contraceptives has been added to facilitate online linking through to AMH for comprehensive information about contraception; the IV dose of salbutamol for life-threatening asthma has been amended; despite established use for many years, the evidence base behind the dose in children is sparse and practice varies (see Arch Dis Child 2014;99(9):873–7 for a good discussion of the issues)

This edition includes 500 injectable medicines for use in adults and children and over 60 new medicine monographs, expanded paediatric information to cover intramuscular & subcutaneous routes. It offers relevant information needed by nurses and pharmacists when preparing and giving an injectable medicine.

This reference aids the health care professional caring for patient during pregnancy. It provides valuable information to assist with decision-making about medication safety in pregnancy and lactation.

A resource for comprehensive drug coverage, unparalleled accuracy, and an intuitive quick-access format. In addition to updated drug interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions for all existing IV drugs, the 2022 edition includes approximately 10 new monographs of the most recent IV drugs to be approved by the FDA.

Fully updated for its 9th edition, McKenna's Drug Handbook for Nursing and Midwifery gives clear guidance for safe and effective drug administration. This essential handbook for students and practitioners includes over 1100 drug profiles and provides best-practice advice and information on each drug's characteristics and available forms, indications and dosages, actions, adverse reactions, interactions and contraindications, pregnancy risk categories and sports risk indicators, care considerations and patient teaching.

Expert, hands-on guidance for managing and treating all major cancers.It delivers information to accurately diagnose and treat a wide range cancers--including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, lung and breast cancer, genitourinary carcinoma, melanoma, and sarcoma.

This pioneering book on the clinician-patient alliance shows medical, nursing, physician assistant, and clinical pharmacy students the importance of the principles behind shared decision making and how to transform those principles into clinical practice. This book demonstrates the art of enhancing the therapeutic alliance by addressing talking with patients about their medications and effectively enhancing their medication adherence.

Pain Management for Advanced Practice offers compassionate, holistic pain management strategies -- pharmacological and nonpharmacological -- this expert guide supports evidence-based decision making, with multimodal care options that include cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, acupuncture, analgesics and supplementary pharmaceuticals.

Ready to master the medication process? Offering clear, concise descriptions of crucial nursing pharmacology concepts and procedures, this easy-to-follow, colorfully illustrated guide offers step-by-step guidance so to can grasp the fundamentals in enjoyable & Incredibly Easy style.

This instant-answer guide provides the critical information needed to diagnose and manage drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures. Updated with newly released drugs and new information on existing drugs, the guide covers initial emergency management, including treatment of coma, seizures and hypotension; physical and laboratory diagnosis; and methods of decontamination and enhanced elimination of poisons.

The higher prevalence of disease states in older people means they take many medicines.
The risk of adverse drug events and drug interactions increase with the number of medicines taken .Polypharmacy is associated with increased risk of adverse drug events drug interactions and suboptimal prescribing .Good practice requires regular review of a patient’s medicines, medical conditions and comorbidities.

The Polypharmacy QUM Indicators demonstrate an ongoing commitment by Australian health care professionals to ensure quality use of medicines within Australian hospitals and beyond. NSW TAG wishes to thank the many people and HSOs who have been involved in the development of these QUM Indicators. NSW TAG recommends these indicators to all health care practitioners interested in ensuring that older patients realise the best outcomes they can from their use of medicines.