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• Title:Medication teaching manual : the guide to patient drug information.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
  
• Published/Created:Bethesda, Md. : American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WB39 .M4355 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Drugs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Patient education--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Pharmacist and patient.
  
• Medical Subjects: Pharmaceutical Preparations--administration & dosage.
  Patient Education as Topic.
  
• Genre/Form: Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Edition:8th ed.
  
• Description:xviii, 548 pages ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
  
• Summary:"Ensuring medication safety and achieving the desired results from drug therapy depends more than ever on providing patients with a single, reliable source of information on their medications. Now in its eighth edition, the Medication Teaching Manual features fully updated "take-home" patient information and instructions on the most frequently prescribed drugs, plus hundreds more. Included is straightforward information on dosing, precautions, possible side effects and interactions, and more -- all in clear, concise language patients will find unambiguous and easy to follow. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  System requirements for accompanying disc: Computer workstation and CD-ROM drive.
  
• ISBN:1585280577 (spiral bnd.)
  
• Contents:Drug Monographs
  Appendix I. Helpful Suggestions for Cancer Patients
  Dealing with Nausea
  Treating Mouth Discomfort
  Increasing Caloric Intake
  Adding Protein
  Increasing Your Appetite
  Dealing with Decreased or Low Blood Counts
  Appendix II. Medication Administration Directions
  Ear Drops
  Eye Ointments and Gels
  Eyedrops
  Metered-Dose Inhalers
  Nose Drops
  Rectal Suppositories
  Appendix III. What Every Parent Needs to Know About Vaccinations
  Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
  Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTP)
  Hepatitis A
  Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
  Polio.