Introduction

vii

Important Advisory Statement

ix

Further Reading

x

PART 1

DRUG PRESCRIBING AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

1

Terms, Symbols, Abbreviations and Units

3

Drug Storage and Administration

4

Drugs and the Body

9

Drugs and the Law

10

Care and Use of Intravascular Lines

12

Minimising IV Infusion and Drug Hazards

17

Writing a Hospital Prescription

19

Adverse Reactions and Overtreatment

21

Maternal Drug Abuse

23

Renal Failure

25

Body Weight and Surface Area

27

Useful Website Addresses

29

PART 2

DRUG MONOGRAPHS

33

PART 3

MATERNAL MEDICATION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE BABY

281

Introduction

282

Further Reading

283

Maternal Medication and the Baby

284

Index (Including Synonyms and Abbreviations)

297