Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook

1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs, plus 20-30 new FDA approved

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Essential information on more than 1000 generic & 4000 trade name drugs, plus 20-30 new FDA approved. Promotes safe drug administration by including a special text treatment for "High-Alert" drugs and includes an appendix for drug names that sound alike, look alike to highlights drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm.

Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook provides current, detailed info on more than 1000 generic & 4000 trade name drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide includes updated uses, dosage forms, warnings, side effects & adverse reactions, IV drug administration, nursing considerations. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference, stands out from the others in guiding the nurse through the steps essential to quality patient care.

New to this edition
Each monograph read & updated as necessary with new interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, need-to-know information included throughout as needed. Current info helps nurses feel confident in the accuracy of the info & helps prevent medication dispensing errors

Key Features
• 1,000 generic name drugs (encompassing over 4000 trade name drugs) organized alphabetically with A to Z tabs provides users with quick and easy access.
• Therapeutic and toxic blood level info incorporates in the Interactions section and under Nursing Implications and provides users with patient implications for drug administration.
• Lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations focuses on pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients to informs users of special considerations for specific patient populations.
• UNIQUE! Incorporates frequently-used herb monographs which are featured in the A to Z portion with additional herb info in the appendix to inform users of common herbs
• Covers herbal interactions noted within drug entries provide valuable drug safety information.
• Top 100 drugs help users identify the most frequently administered drugs.
• Cross references 400 top U.S. brand name drugs directly in the main section makes drug info quick, easy to locate.
• Comprehensive foldout IV Compatibility Chart provides compatibility info for 65 intravenous drugs.

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