Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs, 5th Edition, is an essential reference for anyone working in alternate-site infusion practice.
What's New?
The 160 stability monographs in this fifth edition include updates to all but five of the monographs from the fourth edition.
New to this edition are 10 new stability monographs:
- Acetaminophen
- Ceftaroline fosamil
- Coagulation Factor XIII
- Doripenem
- Ethanol lock
- Ibuprofen
- Pantoprazole
- Telavancin
- Toclizumab
- Ziconotide acetate
The monograph updates include data revisions for a number of container types, and new information for elastomeric infusion device brands. The Parenteral Nutrition chapter includes updates to five nutrition monographs and additional considerations for calcium and phosphate solubility. The Applying Stability Data in Patient Care now includes a nursing perspective, with a primer on the types of vascular access devices used in medication administration and important considerations for pH, osmolality, concentration, and administration device.
Something else is new a co-editor! Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios, has been a monograph writer/reviewer since the first edition of this book over a decade ago and brings invaluable experience to the publication.