Handbook of drug administration via enteral feeding tubes / Rebecca White, Vicky Bradnam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Rebecca, author.

Bradnam, Vicky, author.

Contributor:

British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug delivery devices--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Drug delivery devices.

Enteral feeding--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Enteral feeding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (753 pages)

Edition:

3rd edition

Place of Publication:

London and Chicago : Pharmaceutical Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book covers the technical, practical and legal aspects that you should consider before prescribing or administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Contributors; Abbreviations; Notes on the use of this book; 1. Introduction; 2. Types of enteral feeding tube; Types of feeding tube; Implications of tube type and placementfor drug administration; 3. Flushing enteral feeding tubes; Syringe size; Documentation; Air flushing; Water flushing; Fluid-restricted patients; General recommendations; 4. Restoring and maintaining patency of enteral feeding tubes; Aetiology of tube occlusion; Unblocking occluded tubes; General recommendations; 5. Drug therapy review

6. Choice of medication formulationLiquid formulations; Solid dosage formulations; Injectable formulations; 7. The legal and professional consequences of administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes; Criminal law; Civil law; Administrative law; Professional standards; Conclusion; 8. Health and safety and clinical risk management; Wrong-route errors; Dosing accuracy; Occupational exposure; Crushing inappropriate formulations; Minimising interactions; 9. Syringes and ports; Syringe/dispenser types recommendedfor enteral drug administration

Syringe types not recommendedfor medication administrationPorts recommended for enteral devices; Ports not recommended for enteral devices; Syringe size; 10. Defining interactions; Introduction; Effect of drug therapy on nutrient intake; Pharmacokinetic interactions; Factors affecting drug distribution; Factors affecting drug or nutrient metabolism; Factors affecting drug or nutrient excretion; Physical interaction of drugwith delivery device; Summary; 11. Medicines optimisation; Individual drug monographs:; Abacavir; Acamprosate calcium; Acarbose; Acebutolol; Aceclofenac; Acemetacin

Acenocoumarol (Nicoumalone)Acetazolamide; Acetylcysteine; Aciclovir; Acipimox; Acitretin; Adefovir dipivoxil; Alendronic acid; Alfacalcidol; Alfuzosin hydrochloride; Alimemazine (Trimeprazine) tartrate; Alitretinoin; Allopurinol; Almotriptan; Aluminium hydroxide; Alverine citrate; Amantadine hydrochloride; Amiloride hydrochloride; Aminophylline; Amiodarone hydrochloride; Amisulpride; Amitriptyline hydrochloride; Amlodipine; Amoxicillin; Anastrozole; Arginine; Ascorbic acid; Aspirin; Atenolol; Atorvastatin; Azathioprine; Baclofen; Balsalazide sodium; Beclometasone dipropionate

BendroflumethiazideBetahistine dihydrochloride; Betaine; Betamethasone; Bethanechol chloride; Bexarotene; Bezafibrate; Bicalutamide; Bisacodyl; Bisoprolol fumarate; Bromocriptine; Budesonide; Bumetanide; Busulfan; Cabergoline; Caffeine citrate; Calcium folinate (Calcium leucovorin); Calcium salts; Calcium salts with vitamin D; Candesartan cilexetil; Captopril; Carbamazepine; Carbimazole; Carbocisteine; Carvedilol; Cefalexin (Cephalexin); Cefixime; Cefradine (Cephradine); Cefuroxime; Celecoxib; Celiprolol hydrochloride; Cetirizine hydrochloride; Chloral hydrate; Chloroquine

Chlorphenamine (Chlorpheniramine) maleate

Notes:

"On behalf of the British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780857112224

9780857111623

0857111620

9780857112217

085711221X

OCLC:

910448374