DrugPoints® System - New/Revised Monographs

April 2008
New Monographs

• Alefacept
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine, Live
• Regadenoson
• Rotavirus Vaccine, Live

Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer: What's New in April 2008

New Monographs

• AMLODIPINE AND OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (Oral route)
• DORIPENEM (Intravenous route)
• INTERFERON ALFA-2B (Intralesional route, Intramuscular route, Intravenous route, Subcutaneous route)
• LANREOTIDE (Subcutaneous route)
• LIDOCAINE (Intradermal route)
• RALTEGRAVIR (Oral route)
• TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE (Intramuscular route)

Revised Monographs

• ABACAVIR AND LAMIVUDINE (Oral route)
• ALBUTEROL AND IPRATROPIUM (Inhalation, oral/nebulization route)
• ALEMTUZUMAB (Intravenous route)
• AMLODIPINE AND ATORVASTATIN (Oral route)
• ANALGESIC COMBINATION, ACETAMINOPHEN/SALICYLATE (Oral route)

AHFS DI Essentials: What's New in May 2008

New Monographs

• Aluminum Acetate: Topical astringent and antiseptic; aluminum salt.
• Antihemophilic Factor (Human): Preparation of antihemophilic factor (blood coagulation factor VIII) prepared from pooled human plasma from suitable whole-blood donors.
• Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant): Biosynthetic preparation (recombinant DNA origin) of antihemophilic factor (blood coagulation factor VIII).
• Bethanechol: Cholinergic agonist.
• Brompheniramine: First generation antihistamines; alkylamine (propylamine) derivatives.
• Bulk-Forming Laxatives: Cellulose derivatives (methylcellulose), calcium polycarbophil, malt soup extract, and psyllium preparations are bulk-forming laxatives.
• Carbachol: Miotic; direct-acting parasympathomimetic agent.
• Cisatracurium: Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent; isomer of atracurium.
• Clemastine: First generation antihistamine; an ethanolamine derivative.

New Edition

Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationals
by Marilynn E. Doenges, RN, BSN, MA, Mary Frances Moorhouse, RN, BSN, CRRN, CLNC and Alice C. Murr, RN, BSN
F.A. Davis Company Publishers, 11th Edition (2008)

The perfect resource for hospital and community-based settings! The 11th Edition is a must-have reference that delivers client focused care planning in a clear and concise manner. Features new and revised diagnoses from the 2007-2008 NANDA Conference, an index with over 400 diseases and disorders and actions and interventions organized by priority with selected rationales.

Supporting Resource: Sparks & Taylor's Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008)

This resource offers clearly written, authoritative care plans for every NANDA-approved nursing diagnosis, to meet the needs of patients across the lifespan. Care plans are organized by life stage—adult, adolescent, child, maternal-neonatal, and geriatric—as well as by type of care, such as community-based health care and psychiatric/mental health care.

New Edition

Burket's Oral Medicine
by Martin Greenberg, DDS, Michael Glick, DMD and Jonathan Ship, DMD, FDS RCS
BC Decker Inc., 11th Edition (2008)

Burket’s Oral Medicine presents the current status of the fields of oral medicine and clinical oral pathology. It also outlines the dentist’s role in the management of patients with severe medical problems. Chapter topics include the significant research in the field of facial pain management and the impact in oral medicine on diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis. Also examined is the growing importance of geriatrics in dentistry, pharmacology and genetics. Features hundreds of illustrations, many of them in full color.

Supporting Resource: Bell's Orofacial Pains: The Clinical Management of Orofacial Pain (Quintessence Publishing Company, Ltd., 2005)

This revised edition of Dr. Welden Bell's classic text is designed to assist the practicing dentist in managing orofacial pain disorders. It presents an updated classification system, especially in the complicated area of neuropathic pain conditions, and describes the differential diagnostic and treatment considerations for each. Features new photographs, a section on injection techniques and 35 case studies.

ACP PIER: What's New in April 2008

New Modules

• None

Updated Modules

• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Non-variceal Upper
• Glioblastoma
• Headache (Complementary/Alternative Medicine)

New Title

Ethical Choices: Case Studies For Medical Practice
by Thomas M. Habermann, MD
American College of Physicians, 2nd Edition (2005)

A concise guide to clinical action, this resource provides case studies on clinical ethics, research ethics and professionalism issues, all developed by the Ethics and Human Rights Committee of the American College of Physicians. Each presents an ethical dilemma relevant to daily practice, considers the possible responses of the physician and the motivations behind them and details the ethical course of action. Patients and physicians alike will welcome this expanded edition of a now standard work.

Supporting Resource: Ethical Questions in Dentistry (Quintessence Publishing Company, Inc., 2004)

Updated to reflect the current ethical climate, this e-book presents clinical practice cases in which arguments can be made for differing courses of action or in which the obligations of the professional are in conflict. Detailed background material has been added to many of the cases to foster more well-reasoned ethical decision making. In addition, cases on sexual harassment and advertising have been introduced and those on financial and HIV issues have been updated.

New Title

Case Studies in Genes and Disease: A Primer for Clinicians
by Bryan Bergeron, MD
American College of Physicians (2004)

Progress in the field of genetics is moving faster and demonstrating accomplishments unlike ever before. All health care providers need to stay informed on the research, the applicability to patient management and the moral issues involved. Case Studies in Genes and Disease tackles all these issues for those who need it most: busy clinicians who see patients daily needing to know how advances in genetic research and therapy impact their health. From fundamentals to specific diseases to "the dark side" of genetics, this resource will educate, intrigue and astound you.

Supporting Resource: Oxford Desk Reference – Clinical Genetics (Oxford University Press, Inc., 2005)

A valuable resource for clinical consultation in genetics, this e-book covers the process of diagnosis, investigation, management and counseling for patients. It facilitates planning of investigations for a specific clinical problem while featuring topics most frequently referred to a geneticist for out-patient consultations. A Doody's Core and Essential Purchase Title!

AAFP Conditions A-Z: What's New in January, February and March 2008

New

• None

Updated

• Social Phobia
• Genital Herpes
• Breastfeeding and Returning to Work
• Diabetes: Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diabetes
• Triple Screening in Pregnancy

Review of Natural Products: What's New in May 2008

New Monographs

DANSHEN

Scientific Name(s):
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge Family: Lamiaceae (mints)

Common Name(s):
Danshen, Dan Shen, Tanshen, Tan-Shen, Radix Salviae miltiorrhiza, Fufang Danshen

SAME

Scientific Name(s):
S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine, ademetionine (as toluenedisulfate or 1,4-butanedisulfonate), ADE-SD4

Common Name(s):
SAMe, SAM

VERVAIN

Scientific Name(s):
Verbena officinalis (L.) Wettst. Family: Verbenaceae

Common Name(s):
Vervain, verbena, yerba de Santa Ana, enchanter's plant, herb of the cross, Juno's tears, pigeon's grass, pigeonweed, herb of grace, prostrate verbena, erba croce, erba dei tagli

 

AHFS Drug Information: What's New in April 2008

New Monographs:

• Etravirine: Etravirine, a synthetic antiretroviral agent, is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).

Revised Monographs:

• Acyclovir: Acyclovir is a synthetic purine nucleoside analog antiviral agent derived from guanine and is active against Herpesviridae.
• Docetaxel: Docetaxel, a semisynthetic taxoid produced from the needles of the European yew (Taxus baccata) tree, is an antineoplastic agent.
• Factor VIIa (Recombinant): Factor VIIa (recombinant) is a biosynthetic preparation of blood coagulation factor VIIa prepared using recombinant DNA technology.

New Title

Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care
by  Robert Schneider MD, FACP and James L. Levenson, MD
American College of Physicians (2008)

This Doody's "four-star" title is an easy-to-use resource written specifically for general clinicians from the general medical point of view! It helps physicians recognize, screen and manage various psychiatric disorders. Focusing on MAPSO (mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, substance-induced and organic/other issues), this e-book provides clear guidance on the most common disorders primary-care physicians encounter. Features the current standards of care, therapy recommendations, medication tables and patient resources.

Supporting Resource: Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy (Oxford University Press, Inc., 2005)

With the publication of this e-book psychotherapy finally arrives at the mainstream of mental health practice. This resource is an essential companion for every practicing psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, psychotherapy counselor, mental health nurse, psychotherapist and mental health practitioner. A Doody's Core Title and "four-star" selection! 

AHFS DI Essentials: What's New in April 2008

New Monographs

• Amlexanox: Aphthous ulcer healing agent.
• Chlorpromazine: Propylamino-derivative phenothiazine; conventional (prototypical, first-generation) antipsychotic agent.
• Norethindrone: Synthetic progestin.
• Progesterone: Naturally occurring progestin.
• Trimipramine: Dibenzazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA).

Revised Monographs

• Amlodipine: Calcium-channel blocking agent; a dihydropyridine derivative with an intrinsically long duration of action.
• Hydrochlorothiazide: Thiazide diuretic and antihypertensive agent.
• Mycophenolate: Immunosuppressive agent.
• Physostigmine: Reversible anticholinesterase agent.
• Zanamivir: Antiviral; neuraminidase inhibitor; sialic acid analog.

ACP PIER: What's New in March 2008

New Modules

• Croup (Pediatrics)
• Thyroiditis

Updated Modules

• Acute Pericarditis
• Adolescent Consent and Confidentiality
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Cryoglobulinemia

 

New Title

Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review 2006-2007
by Thomas M. Habermann, MD
Informa Healthcare, 7th Edition (2006)

Written by seasoned faculty at the Mayo Clinic, this Doody's "four-star" selection is a completely revised and updated study tool that has proven invaluable for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification or recertification. Using this resource, readers will have access to a virtual blueprint for exam preparation and acquire clear guidance on question format, types of questions and hints on topics commonly encountered on the exam.
 
Supporting Resource: Current Consult: Medicine (McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2007)

Practical clinical solutions for more than 850 disorders. Developed by the expert editors and clinicians of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, this resource provides an at-a-glance diagnostic and treatment guide to the problems regularly encountered in hospital and practice settings. Includes the latest clinically pertinent coverage of all aspects of adult inpatient and outpatient care. 

Supplemental Update

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
by Judith Hopfer Deglin, PharmD and April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN
F.A. Davis Company Publishers, 10th Edition (2007)

Updated quarterly, Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses has well-organized, safety-focused monographs that clearly identify what you need to know. It includes dozens of new monographs and hundreds of updates, drug implications and extensive new information about drugs and vulnerable populations like children, pregnant or breastfeeding women and older adults. This resource addresses the entire life span and provides vital information you can count on!
 
Supporting Resource: Handbook on Injectable Drugs (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2007)

The most comprehensive source of drug compatibility and stability information! The Handbook on Injectable Drugs features vital data on over 350 drugs, cross-referenced monographs with AHFS Drug Information and frequently asked questions regarding the preparation, storing and administration of injectable drugs. A Doody's Core Title selection!

New Edition of DrugInfoLine Now Available

The current issue of DrugInfoLine from the American Pharmacists Association is available to all STAT!Ref subscribers! It provides pharmacists and primary care physicians with the latest pharmaceutical information and details FDA clinical trials, new drug approvals and sales suspensions. Topics in the current issue include liver damage from natalizumab, grapefruit drug interactions and new research on prostate cancer treatment. Read part of the article below:

Oncologic Disorders
Gary C. Yee, Section Advisor

"Best treatment" for early-stage prostate cancer not identified; adverse effects from all

Key point: A review prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that insufficient data existed comparing the efficacy and/or safety of available localized prostate cancer treatments (e.g., watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, and androgen deprivation).

Finer points: No treatment demonstrated a significant advantage over the others in more than one high-quality trial,and many of the studies did not provide long-term survival data. None of the randomized controlled trials tested cryotherapy, laparoscopic or robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, high-intensity focused ultrasonography, proton-based radiation, or intensity-modulated radiation therapy

To read the full text of this article log into your STAT!Ref subscription. Want past issues of DrugInfoLine?   Adding the title to your subscription gives users access to archived issues dating back to 2000, which are cross-searchable with other STAT!Ref titles.

New Title

Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students
by Patrick C. Alguire MD, FACP
American College of Physicians (2007)

Created by the American College of Physicians and the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, this resource is written by 68 authors who helped design the internal medicine curriculum and who are actively involved in teaching students involved with the Internal Medicine clerkship. This invaluable guide demonstrates how to prepare for clinical rounds and study for the end of rotation examination. Features clinical photographs, tables and screening tools.

Supporting Resource: ACP PIER & AHFS DI® Essentials™ (American College of Physicians, 2007 and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2008)

The Physicians' Information and Education Resource (PIER) is a collection of over 400 evidence-based summaries that define the current standard of care. Consistently structured, it allows health care professionals to search by organ system. It also integrates AHFS DI® Essentials, which provides easy access to monographs and other critical information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

Infectious Diseases: What's New in March 2008

Infectious Diseases: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
by David C. Dale, MD
WebMD, Inc. (2007)

Derived from WebMD Scientific American Medicine, this resource provides practical guidance on a wide range of infectious diseases such as upper respiratory infections, STDs and meningitis as well as viral, bacterial and fungal infections. Includes more than 4,000 entries with halftone and color illustrations. Updates this month include:

• Protozoan Infections

• Mycotic Infections in the Compromised Host

Supporting Resource: Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Infectious Diseases (McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2001)

Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Infectious Diseases is a "one-stop" source of essential, clinically oriented information on infectious diseases for students, practitioners and other health care providers in both hospital and ambulatory settings. A Doody's "3-star" title!

 

New Title

Lab Manual of Normal Oral Histology
by Holliston L. Riviere, PhD
Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc. (2000)

This Doody's "3-star" title is designed to aid dental and dental hygiene students in identifying the salient features of microscopic anatomy of oral tissues. It presents large, clear, identifiable photos of normal oral tissues and developing teeth accompanied by brief descriptions highlighting the special features of each.
 
Supporting Resource: Comprehensive Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist (Pearson Education, Inc. 2006)

A resource that makes understanding periodontal disease accessible to dental hygiene students and practicing dental hygienists with a clear, concise and complete approach. This edition features color images, problem-oriented case studies, discussion questions and answers and extensive illustrations, tables and clinical slides.