Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes

"5 stars!...drug monographs are organized in a way that allows quick access to information and it is very easy to determine if the medication is safe to be administered through the enteral route. Information is current and properly referenced...This is a convenient and useful guide to have on the medical floor as a point of care reference for nurses, pharmacists, or any healthcare providers..." Melissa M. Ranieri, BS, PharmD, Doody's Notes, May 2015.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Types of enteral feeding tubes; 3. Flushing enteral feeding tubes; 4. Restoring and maintaining patency of enteral feeding tubes; 5. Drug therapy review; 6. Choice of medication formulation; 7. The legal and professional consequences of administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes; 8. Health and safety and clinical risk management; 9. Syringes and ports; 10. Defining interactions; 11. Medicines optimisation; Individual drug monographs.