The pumps are smart. The book is brilliant.Purchasing intelligent infusion devices can be a complicated and costly endeavor. ASHP is proud to offer the first book devoted to the implementation and management of intelligent infusion devices. Smart Infusion Pumps: Implementation, Management, and Drug Libraries, is an indispensable reference for hospitals and health-systems that are either currently using “intelligent infusion device” technology, or are considering implementation.Inside you’ll find An introduction to smart infusion pump technology A guide to choosing a pump, developing RFPs, and usability testing Guiding principles for implementation of smart infusion pumps Techniques for developing dosing limits for medications “Practice Tips” for implementation and management throughout each chapter. Sample drug libraries for general use, pediatrics, and PCA  Checklists and education for Go-Live date And more.There is also a special appendix providing a comprehensive general drug library to assist you in both implementation and ongoing management of smart infusion pumps.With technology constantly changing this valuable new resource offers the expert insight and guidance you need to ensure successful implementation and management of this life saving technology

Here's the first book designed to provide surgical technologists with the specific pharmacologic competencies mandated by the Core Curriculum of the Association of Surgical Technologists. Following a review of the basic math skills necessary for dosage calculation and an overview of pharmacology, it provides in-depth coverage of the many pharmaceutical categories, medicines, and solutions used in surgery, as well as everything that surgical technologists must know about anesthesia.

Product Description: This is a concise reference, including summary tables for drug dosing in obese patients. This resource will provide practitioners with information regarding pharmacokinetic parameters that impact obese patients to aid them with dosing medications...read more

Product Description: The stakes are high, time is of the essence and every detail matters yet neonatal pharmacology often has been a challenging and poorly understood area of pediatrics. Until now. Many pharmacists working in hospital pharmacies today have little or no formal training in neonatology yet they are faced with dispensing medications to this fragile NICU population...read more

Product Description: The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing lays out the practical steps of how to assess, investigate and manage a patient, with a focus on what to prescribe and how to prescribe it. Its aim is to empower newly graduated junior doctors to excel at dealing with emergencies and handling complex prescribing scenarios...read more

Product Description: Math for Pharmacy Technicians, Second Edition covers the key math skills needed for Pharmacy Technicians and continues to be an essential resource for both students and practicing Pharmacy Technicians. New and updated content includes more problems, examples, in-depth explanations, and additional coverage of insurance and billing...read more

Product Description:  Established in its first two editions as the standard advanced pharmacotherapeutics text for nurse practitioners, students, and physician assistants this completely revised and updated new edition offers guidelines on prescribing drugs for over 50 common diseases and disorders...read more

Master dosage calculations with the ratio-proportion version of the best-selling book from Gloria D. Pickar! Dosage Calculations: A Ratio-Proportion Approach 2e builds upon core strengths that made Dosage Calculations a market leader. This trusted book includes a comprehensive math review, full-color drug labels, and critical thinking assessments. Basic and advanced calculations are thoroughly covered, including intravenous and those specific to the pediatric patient.

Product Description: The most current, hands-on book in the field, Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics The perfect textbook for pharmacy students learning the clinical application of pharmacokinetics, which is the mathematical tools for modifying doages...read more

Product Description: Monitoring the safety of medicine use in children is of paramount importance since during the clinical development of medicines only limited data on this aspect are generated through clinical trials. Use of medicines outside the specifications described in the license (e...read more

Master dosage calculations with the best-selling book! This market-leader from Gloria Pickar includes a comprehensive math review, full-color drug labels, and critical thinking assessments. Basic and advanced calculations are thoroughly covered, including intravenous and those specific to the pediatric patient.

With its focus on a completely novel class of pharmaceuticals, this book collates the hitherto scarce literature about DNA drug formulation keenly desired by biotechnologists, molecular biologists and pharmacists, as well as those working in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries. As such, this volume presents a wide range of gene delivery systems needed for different therapeutic applications. It fills the gap between research and clinical trials and describes pharmaceutical fundamentals for the development of efficient DNA pharmaceuticals.

Product Description: Provides general principles of pharmacology. Includes tables to compare different agents within a given class of drugs. For use as a review for Boards, self-testing, or reference. Previous edition: c1997.