THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians… Aways dependable, always up to date!

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The #1 Drug Guide for nurses and other clinicians...always dependable, always up to-date!

Now in its 44th edition, Nursing 2024 Drug Handbook delivers the most current nursing-focused information on more than 3,800 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy-to-use A-Z format.

NEW! Includes 21 brand-new FDA-approved drugs—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval

NEW! Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, FDA boxed warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information

Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns Photoguide insert with images of 415 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules

Plus FREE access to additional resources available on Lippincott NursingCenter® at https://www.nursingcenter.com

➤Monthly FDA updates and news
• Newly approved drugs
• New indications and dosages
• Drug warnings
• Drug news abstracts

➤Medication safety information
• Types of medication errors, including causes and common errors
• Preventing and reducing medication errors
• Reporting medication errors
• Real-life stories of medication errors

Edition 44 ISBN/ISSN 9781975198572 Product Format Paperback Book Trim Size 5 x 8 Pages 1856 Publication Date May 9, 2023 Weight 2.55

• Complete monographs on 690 drugs focusing on key drug information nurses need to know:
• Available forms Indications & dosages (with dosage adjustments for special populations)
• Administration (all applicable routes covered)
• Mechanism of action
• Adverse reactions Interactions (drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lifestyle)
• Effects on lab test results
• Contraindications & cautions
• Pregnancy-lactation-reproduction concerns
• Nursing considerations
• Patient Teaching Prominent logos for clinical alerts, FDA boxed warnings, overdose signs & symptoms, genetic implications, look alike-sound alike drugs
• Special tabbed section featuring 21 New Drugs
• 27 handy appendices covering:
• Drug safety and error prevention
• Drug lists grouped by therapeutic class and other categories (antidiarrheals, antidotes, biologicals, laxatives, ophthalmics, vaccines, vitamins & minerals, OTCs, combination drugs, less commonly used drugs)
• Drug schedules (U.S. and Canada)
• Medication decision tree, drug monitoring guidelines
• Photoguide insert featuring 415 full-size pill images

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