Clinicians Pocket Drug Reference 2015 (Pocket Reference)

Clinicians Pocket Drug Reference 2015 (Pocket Reference)

Language: English

Pages: 416

ISBN: 0071840001

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


SAFELY PRESCRIBE AND ADMINISTER MORE THAN 1,400 OF THE DRUGS MOST OFTEN USED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH THIS ULTRA-CONVENIENT POCKET GUIDE!

UPDATED ANNUALLY!

  • Organized alphabetically by generic drug name
  • Common uses, mechanisms of action, dosages (adult and pediatric), warnings/precautions, form supplied, and notes/common side effects
  • Summaries of FDA "Black Box" precautions and contraindications
  • Includes a listing of the medications organized by drug classification
  • Covers natural and herbal agents
  • Updated to reflect new drugs, removal of drugs taken off the market, new formulations, and changes in approved use of existing medications

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= 87.75-mg Ca, 1 g = 90-mg Ca; Ca gluceptate Inj 220 mg/mL = 18-mg/mL Ca SE: ↓ HR, cardiac arrhythmias, ↑ Ca2+, constipation Notes: CaCl 270 mg (13.6 mEq) elemental Ca/g & calcium gluconate 90 mg (4.5 mEq) Ca/g. RDA for Ca intake: Peds < 6 mo. 200 mg/d; 6 mo–1 y: 260 mg/d; 1–3 y: 700 mg/d; 4–8 y: 1000 mg/d; 10–18 y: 1300  mg/d. Adults. 1000 mg/d; > 50 y: 1200 mg/d    78 Calfactant Calfactant (Infasurf)  Uses: *Prevention & Rx of RSD in infants* Acts: Exogenous pulm surfactant Dose: 3 mL/kg

immunocompromised, embedment, perforation, expulsion, Wilson Dz, fainting w/ insert, Vag bleeding, expulsion Notes: Counsel pt does not protect against STD/HIV; see PI for detailed instructions; 99% effective Cortisone, Systemic and Topical  See Steroids pp 272 & 273, and Tables 2 & 3 pp 3 and 319 Crizotinib (Xalkori)  Uses: *Locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive* Acts: TKI Dose: Adult. 250 mg PO bid; ­swallow whole; see label for tox adjustments W/P: [D,

impair W/P: [B, +/−] do not use w/ clopidogrel/atazanavir or drugs w/ pH based absorption (eg, ampicillin, iron salts, ketoconazole); may alter warfarin and tacrolimus levels CI: Component hypersensitivity Disp: Caps 30, 60  mg SE: N/V/D, flatulence, Abd pain, URI Notes: w/ or w/o food; take whole or sprinkle on tsp applesauce; clinical response does not r/o gastric malignancy; see also lansoprazole; ? ↑ risk of fractures w/ all PPI; risk of hypomagnesemia w/ long-term use, monitor

elderly; ↓ in renal impair W/P: [D, +] ↑ K+ w/ K+ supls, ARBs, K+-sparing diuretics; ↑ renal after effects w/ NSAIDs, diuretics, hypovolemia CI: Hereditary/idiopathic angioedema or angioedema w/ ACE inhib, bilateral RAS Disp: Tabs 10, 20, 40 mg SE: Cough, dizziness, angioedema, ↑ K+ Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx, Generic)  Uses: *Status epilepticus* Acts: ↓ Sz spread in motor cortex Dose: As phenytoin equivalents (PE). Load: 15–20 mg PE/ kg. Maint: 4–6 mg PE/kg/d; ↓ dosage, monitor levels in hepatic

200-(300 Gammaplex)-800 mg/kg/mo IV at 0.01–0.04 (0.08 Gammaplex) mL/kg/min; initial dose 0.01 mL/kg/min. B-cell CLL: 400 mg/kg/dose IV q3wk, CIDP: 2000 mg/kg ÷ doses over 2–4 d ITP: 400 mg/kg/dose IV daily × 5 d. BMT: 500 mg/kg/wk; ↓ in renal Insuff W/P: [C, ?] Separate live vaccines by 3 mo CI: IgA deficiency w/ Abs to IgA, severe ↓ plt, coag disorders Disp: Inj SE: Associated mostly w/ Inf rate; GI upset, thrombotic events, hemolysis, renal failure/dysfun, TRALI Notes: Monitor vitals during

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