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Author McPherson, Mary Lynn M., author.

Title Demystifying opioid conversion calculations : a guide for effective dosing / Mary Lynn McPherson
Edition Second edition
Published Bethesda, MD : American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Introduction to opioid conversion calculations -- Converting among routes and formulations of the same opioid -- Converting among routes and formulations of different opioids -- Titrating opioid regimens : around the clock and to the rescue! -- Transdermal and parenteral fentanyl dosage calculations and conversions -- Methadone : a complex and challenging analgesic, but it's worth it! -- Patient-controlled analgesia and neuraxial opioid therapy -- Calculating doses from oral solutions and suspensions -- Lagniappe : a little something extra in conversion calculations
Summary Praised by practitioners, students and instructors for its engaging approach to teaching a very complex subject, Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing, has long been the go-to guide for learning how to calculate opioid conversions. Now in its second edition, this reference is a must-have for clinicians involved in pain management at all levels. Written by pain management expert Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE, Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations focuses on the calculations that practitioners use in actual practice, providing realistic
Notes Print version record
Subject Opioids -- Administration
Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
Drugs -- Dosage.
Drugs -- Therapeutic equivalency.
Analgesics, Opioid -- administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use
Drug Dosage Calculations
Therapeutic Equivalency
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Drugs -- Dosage
Drugs -- Therapeutic equivalency
Pharmaceutical arithmetic
Form Electronic book
Author American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, issuing body.
ISBN 9781585284313
1585284319