Therapeutic Handbook - GGC Prescribing

ConstipationManagement of.............................................................. 45Controlled DrugsPrescribing advice............................................................ 5COPDSee Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCoronary Heart DiseaseAntiplatelet therapy...................................................... 100CPAP in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema......................... 114CPRSee Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationCreatinine clearance estimation....................................... 260CURB-65 calculation........................................................ 231CyclizineFor nausea and vomiting (Parkinson's disease).......... 197In raised intracranial pressure (cancer patients).......... 332CyclizineIn PONV....................................................................... 165Cystic FibrosisTobramycin dosing....................................................... 261CystitisTreatment in men......................................................... 222DDabigatranIn AF............................................................................. 110Reversal of..................................................................... 87DalteparinSee Heparin (low molecular weight)DaptomycinAlert Antibiotic Policy.................................................... 209Decompensated Liver DiseaseManagement of.............................................................. 56Deep Vein ThrombosisDiagnosis and management of...................................... 71In pregnancy - diagnosis and management................... 80DeliriumManagement of............................................................ 167DepressionManagement of............................................................ 172DexamethasoneSee corticosteroids....................................................... 247DextroseSee glucoseDiabetes KetoacidosisGeneral guide to management..................................... 276Diabetes MellitusAvailable medication.................................................... 291HONC/ hypoglycaemia hyperosmolar treatment.......... 279Management of diabetes during enteral feeding.......... 283Diabetic foot osteomyelitisTreatment of................................................................. 245DiarrhoeaManagement of.............................................................. 47DiclofenacSee NSAIDsDigoxinIn AF............................................................................. 112Reference range.......................................................... 345DihydrocodeineUse in opiate withdrawal.............................................. 180DiltiazemSee Calcium-channel blockersDiureticsIn acute pulmonary oedema/ LVF................................ 113In Decompensated Liver Disease.................................. 58In malignant ascites..................................................... 337In secondary prevention of stroke/ TIAs....................... 125In tumour lysis syndrome............................................. 335Docusate sodiumIn constipation................................................................ 46DomperidoneFor nausea and vomiting (Parkinson's disease).......... 197DoripenemAlert Antibiotic Policy.................................................... 209DoxycyclineIn acute exacerbation of COPD................................... 230In acute sinusitis........................................................... 229In cellulitis / erysipelas................................................. 241In Chlamydia................................................................ 252In infected bites / peri-anal infection............................. 244In non-gonococcal urethritis......................................... 252In pelvic inflammatory disease..................................... 253In pneumonia (community acquired).................... 232, 233In pneumonia (hospital acquired)................................. 234Drug misuseManagement in hospital............................................... 178DuloxetineFor depression............................................................. 172Duodenal ulcersManagement of.............................................................. 49DyspepsiaManagement of.............................................................. 44Page 358