Elsevier's 2024 Intravenous Medications, 40th Edition

Find the essential information instructors need to teach safe administration of more than 400 intravenous drugs! For nearly 50 years, Elsevier's Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals has been a trusted resource for complete, accurate drug information in a concise, quick-access format. Known as the #1 IV drug handbook on the market, this annual publication is ideal for use in a wide range of healthcare education environments.

Features:

• New to the 2024 Edition:
  • Drug monographs for eight newly approved drugs by the FDA include the most current information
  • Updates on drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, and more are included throughout the guide to reflect changes to existing medications
  • Information on preparation and administration of injectable drugs from the National Coalition for IV Push Safety
• Detailed monographs on more than 400 IV drugs provide an impressive breadth of coverage that goes well beyond any comparable drug reference
• Individual monographs include the drug name, phonetic pronunciation, usual dose, dilution, compatibility, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses, contraindications, precautions, interactions, side effects, antidote, and more
• Additional drug monographs are provided on the Evolve website
• Highlighted Black Box Warnings make it easy to locate information on medications with serious safety risks
• Blue-screened text calls attention to special circumstances not covered by Black Box Warnings
• Dosage and dilution charts within monographs provide quick summaries of essential clinical information
• Life-stage dosage variances are highlighted for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients
• Convenient, A-to-Z format organizes all drug monographs by generic name, allowing the user to find any drug in seconds
• Spiral binding allows the book to lie flat, leaving hands free to perform other tasks
• Paperback: 1,376 pages