New book on administration of drugs via enteral feeding tubes
 A new handbook on the administration of drugs by means of enteral feeding tubes is now available from the Pharmaceutical Press (the book imprint of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's publications division, RPS Publishing).
The book has been published as a practical guide to the safe administration
of medicines via enteral feeding tubes. It is aimed at doctors, nurses,
dietitians, carers in nursing homes and hospices as well as pharmacists.
The book includes 10 chapters of background knowledge to inform clinical
decisions and 343 monographs contain guidance on the safe administration
of specific drugs and formulations. The contents include types of enteral
feeding tubes, tube flushing, restoring and maintaining patency of the
tubes, drug therapy review, medication formulation choice, unlicensed
use of medicines, health and safety and clinical risk management, and
defining interactions.
‘Handbook of drug administration via enteral feeding tubes’ has been
written by two pharmacists — Rebecca White, of the pharmacy department
at Middlesex Hospital, London, and Vicky Bradnam (on behalf of the British Pharmaceutical
Nutrition Group), of the pharmacy department at Princess Royal University Hospital,
Kent.
The 592-page paperback book costs £39.95. UK orders can be placed by telephone
(01767 604 971), fax (01767 601 640) or e-mail (rps@turpin-distribution.com)
or through the Pharmaceutical
Press website
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