Australian don't rush to crush handbook : therapeutic options for people unable to swallow solid oral medicines / [edited by Nicolette Burridge and Danielle Deidun for the SHPA Publications Reference Group]
Edition
First edition
Published
Collingwood, Vic. : Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, 2011
Collingwood, Vic : Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, 2011
1. Introduction -- 2. Oral/enteral dispensers -- 3. Swallowing difficulties -- 4. Enteral feeding tubes -- 5. Altering solid oral medicines -- 6. Oral liquid formulations -- 7. Giving medicine to people with swallowiing difficulties -- -- 8. Giving medicine to people with enteral feeding tubes -- 9. Quick guide symbols for monographs -- 10. Medicine preparation: instructions for methods -- 11. Glossary of terms --12. Explanation of monograph headings -- Monographs (A-Z)
Summary
The aim of this handbook is to provide support and Australian-based information for healthcare professionals to give medicines safely to people unable to swallow solid oral medicines