Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive handbook covers more than 1,000 commonly administered drugs grouped by class to highlight the similarities and dissimilarities of related drugs. Key drugs help students focus on important drugs within drug classifications, and are highlighted with a special icon on the individual monograph and within the drug classifications section. The book features a strong nursing focus and presents complete information for each drug in a consistent organization of: generic name and pronunciation, pregnancy category, most common U.S. and Canadian trade names, mechanisms of action, uses, contraindications, precautions, dosage, preparations, interactions, rate (includes absorption, peak, distribution, and elimination), side effects, overdose, and nursing considerations.
