Drug Information Handbook 2002-2003The Drug Information Handbook, 11th Edition, allows immediate access to comprehensive data on clinical medication use. The 11th edition covers 4,900 U.S. and Canadian medications, and includes 1,350 monographs. Searching is easy with the concise, dictionary-like format, alphabetical listings and cross-references of brand and generic medications. The Handbook is also available for the PDA. Featuring: Up to 34 key fields of information per drug monograph Interaction information separated into the following categories: Cytochrome P450 Effect, Increased Effect/Toxicity, Decreased Effect and Ethanol/Nutritional/Herb Interactions Labeled and unlabeled/investigational indications Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics information Adverse Reactions by percentage of occurrence Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Implications. |
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Absorption Acetaminophen administered Adults Adverse Reactions Agent Amoxicillin amphotericin anaphylaxis anemia arrhythmias Aspirin Avoid bleeding bradycardia calcium Canadian Brand Names cardiac Cardiovascular caution in patients Central nervous system cephalosporins Children CNS depression Contraindications Hypersensitivity corticosteroids Decreased Effect Dermatologic Dexamethasone Dextromethorphan diarrhea digoxin diltiazem disease divided doses Dosage adjustment Drug Interactions Increased dyspnea edema Endocrine & metabolic enzyme ethanol Ethanol/Nutrition/Herb Interactions Gastrointestinal Half-life Half-life elimination headache Hemodialysis hours Excretion hydrochloride hypertension hypokalemia hypotension important or life-threatening infusion inhibitors inhibits Initial Interactions Increased Effect/Toxicity leukopenia Limited to important maximum Mechanism of Action medication mg/day mg/kg mg/kg/day mg/mL minutes mL/minute Monitoring Parameters nausea Neuromuscular & skeletal Nursing Implications Overdosage/Toxicology Symptoms include pain Patient Information Pregnancy Risk Factor pruritus Pseudoephedrine rash renal impairment respiratory seizures serum sodium solution St John's wort syndrome Synonyms Tablet Therapeutic Category therapy thrombocytopenia times/day toxicity treatment twice daily U.S. Brand Names urine vomiting Warnings/Precautions