Updated with dozens of newly approved drugs and indications,
2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically. Each monograph covers generic name; US and Canadian trade names; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule if appropriate; drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including off-label indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; I.V. facts; adverse effects; interactions; nursing considerations; assessment; interventions; and teaching points.The book includes a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules, details on preventing and reporting medication errors, a
I am a Certified Pharmacy Technician and when I was going to school bought this book and It was great help for me to learn to drugs- generic- brands name and indications. Since then I now purchase
excellent book for for someone or family of someone who is receiving medications at their physician's direction