Chapter 5: Drug References Flashcards
Definition: package insert
FDA approved drug information. Only contains iformation approved by FDA
does not include off label uses or cost
Definition: Boxed Warnings
- the strictest warnning
- alerts prescribers of risk of death or permanent disability
Definition: contraindications
- if a pt has a contraindication, the drug canNOT be used in taht patient
- risk outweights possible benefit
Definition: warnings and precautions
include serious reactions that can result ind eath, hospitalziation, medical intervention, disability or teratogenicity
Definition: adverse reactiosn
refers to undesirable, uncomfortable or dangerous effects
Labeling requirements for OTC
- active ingredients
- uses for the product
- speific warnings, including when the drug should NOT be used
- side effects
- dosage insturctions
- inactive ingredients
Anticoagulation guidelines
Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST guidelines)
A. fib, VTE
Cardiovascular disease guidelines
Guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)
- ACS
- A. fib
- HF
- High cholesterol
- HTN
Diabetes guideliens
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Infectious disase guidelines
- Infetious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- HIV/AIDS: US Dept of Health and Human Services (clincalinfo.hiv.gov)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (Reference)
Oncology guideliens
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Pediatrics guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
References:
- NeoFax and Pediatrics
- Pediatric & Neonatal Lexi-drugs
- Red Book
- Harriet Lane Handbook
- KIDS List (PIM’s for kids)
Pregnancy/Women’s Health guidelins
The American COllege of Obstetricians and Gyenocologists (ACOG)
References
- Briggs’ Drugs in Pregnagny and Lactation
- CDC
- Hale’s Medications and Mother’s Milk
- LactMed
Psychiatric conditions guideliens
- AMerican Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnositc and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM)
Pulmonary conditions guidelines
- Asthma: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
- COPD: Global Initiative for COPD (GOLD)