Details include Indications & dosage, Administration, Contraindications, Special Precautions, Adverse Drug Reactions, Mechanism of action, CIMS class of drug, Pregnancy category, Brands available, etc This is for demonstration purposes only and is not intended for application in life threating or serious medical situations. This eBook includes details of about 865 generic drugs available in India. Kindly refer to an up-to-date and current drug information book for any important decisions. But note that medical drugs details are updated atleast monthly by organisations like MIMS and so this book is already very outdated by the time you read this. Welcome to CIMS India (August 2010) by Dr.John ( ) This is a medical drugs reference for India. Medical Drugs banned in India Drugs banned globally but not in India ** National Essential Drugs List 2003 WHO Essential Drugs List 16th edition - March 2010 Medicines restricted by Age or Weight Indian approved drugs in 2008 Latest United States FDA Approved drugs - 2010 CIMS Abbreviation Index MIMS Abbreviation Index Therapeutic Classes of Drugs Details of Dosage forms Less commonly used drugs: Indications and dosagesДў7.Dr John CIMS India Drugs Reference #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ( ) Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelinesДў6. Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to knowДў5. Decision tree: Deciding about medication administrationДў4. Do not use: Dangerous Abbreviations, symbols and dose designations (ISMP Canada)Дў2. Additional OTC drugs: Indications and dosagesДў1. Vitamins and minerals: Indications and dosagesДў0.

Vaccines and toxoids: Indications and dosagesДЎ7. Common combination drugs: Indications and dosagesДЎ6. Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: Indications and dosagesДЎ5.

Antidiarrheals: Indications and dosagesДЎ4. Tumor lysis syndrome: A life-threatening emergencyДЎ2. Serotonin syndrome: What you should know to protect your patientsДЎ1. Nursing process: Patient safety during drug therapyДЎ0. Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicityД©. Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errorsД§. Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission)ДҐ. Pregnancy risk categories: The FDA's Final RuleД¤. Avoiding common drug errors: Best practices and preventionДў. Selected therapeutic drug classificationsДЄlphabetical listing of drugs by generic nameДЎ. Drug actions, interactions, and reactionsД¤.

Quick guide to special symbols, logos, and highlighted terms.ix Nursing Considerations and Patient Teaching sections detailing the essential facts nurses need to knowДЈ2-page Photoguide featuring over 450 of the most commonly prescribed tablets and capsulesДЇree access to Monthly Drug Updates and an Online Toolkit with hundreds of helpful tools and resourcesДЄnatomy of a monograph.inside front coverД¬ontributors and consultants.v Pregnancy-Lactation-Reproduction information highlighted in every monographД®asy-to-spot safety and clinical alerts: Black Box Warnings, Adjust-a-dose, Dialyzable drug, Overdose Signs & Symptoms, Look alike-Sound alike Drugs, IV Incompatibilities Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know

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