Jones - 2021 Nurses Drug Handbook

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2021

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Individual Drugs (organized alphabetically)

Peter J. Ambrose, PharmD

Clinical Professor

Los AngelesOrange County Area Clerkships

University of California

San Francisco, California

Michael C. Barros, PharmD, BCPS, CACP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Temple University School of Pharmacy

Clinical Pharmacist, Heart Failure/Transplant

Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edward M. Bednarczyk, PharmD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Pharmacy Practice and Nuclear Medicine

State University of New York at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Cristina E. Bello, PharmD

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

College of Pharmacy

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Scott M. Bonnema, PharmD

Consultant Pharmacist

Emissary Pharmacy and Infusion

Casper, Wyoming

Felesia R. Bowen, RN, MS, PNP-C

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Childrens Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey