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10
Health Care
Professional
09/16/2008

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Term

This book is highly used in the hospital and has compatibility info about injections.

Definition

Hand book of Injectible Drugs

Term

This book is all about drug interactions.

What # = the most severe interaction?

What # = the least severe interaction?

Definition

Drug interaction facts

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5

Term
How is the handbook of nonprescription drugs arranged?
Definition
By disease state
Term
In the medications and mother's milk book, what is L1?  What is L5?  What is in back of the book?
Definition

L1 = safest L5 = contraindicated

There's an appendix in the back w/ tables

Term

This book is good for brand-generic equivalency.  It is in alphabetical order by class.  It's index is in the front.

Definition

Facts and comparisons

Term
Name 3 ways in which the Physician's Desk Reference is useful. Why should you be cautious about using the PDR?
Definition

There is a table for adverse effects, the book is good for looking up new brands, and it has pictures for identification.  You should be cautious about using the PDR, b/c the info is provided by manufacturers, so it could be biased.

Term
Why might it be better to use the American Hospital Formulary Service than the Physician's Desk Reference?
Definition

B/c the AHFS is not influenced by manufacturer

 

Term
This book contains numerous charts; information about poisons, toxicity, and conversions; and, lots of clinical use
Definition

Drug Information Handbook

Term
which references are organized by drug class?
Definition

Facts and comparisons

AHFS

Drug Interaction Facts

Term
Which references are in alphabetical order by generic?
Definition

Handbook on injectible drugs

medications and mothers milk

drug information handbook

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