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Nursing2015DrugHandbook,Thirty-FifthEdition LippincottWilliams&Wilkins 978-1-4698-3744-4 •May2014 • Softbound •5” x8” • 1600pp. •32 Illus.

The 35th editionof the best-selling NursingDrugHandbook provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and thousands of brand-name drugs. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use and focus on the practical information that nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibilities for I.V. drugs), action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, andpatient teaching. Features • 24NEW FDA-approveddrugs • NEW! Safety information: Preventingand treatingextravasation, Preventingexposure tohazardousdrugs. • NEW! Indication&DosageAppendices—Nutritional supplements, Antacids, Laxatives. • NEW! coverageof pharmacogenomics. • Adjust-a-dose feature fordosageadjustments neededby special populations. • Expanded full-colorpill guide containingmoredrug images than inanyprevious edition! • Increasedcoverageof adverse reactions! Includes those that occurwith 1%&greater frequency,with special emphasison life- threateningadverse reactions. • Combinationdrug section . • Elder care medication tips and pediatric drug-error information in appendices. • Evidence-basedoff-label indications anddosages. • FDABlackBoxWarnings inappropriatedrugmonographs. • Interactions byDrug-drug, Drug-food, Drug-lab tests, Drug- alternative therapy clearly identified. • LessCommonlyUsedDrugs appendixprovides essential information, including indications anddosages for very infrequently useddrugs. • Overdose signs& symptoms ,whereappropriate. • RobustWebToolkit withhundredsof tools and resources, includingmonthlydrugupdates,warnings, andnews capsules. • SafeDrugAdministration chapter focuseson themost current guidelines, ISMP initiatives, and contemporarypatient safety issues (suchasREMS), preventingand treatingextravasation, and preventingexposure tohazardousdrugs. • Safetyalert icon for potentially toxicdrugs, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzabledrugs, toxicdrug-drug interactions, and muchmore. Nursing2016DrugHandbook LippincottWilliams&Wilkins 978-1-4698-8704-3 •May2015 •Softbound •5”x8” •1600pp. •32 Illus. NEW

Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation