Mosby's 2025 Nursing Drug Reference

Choose the drug handbook trusted by nurses for over 35 years!<b> Mosby's 2025 Nursing Drug Reference</b> makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs you administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled — including more than 25 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. And no other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with <i>Black Box Warnings</i> for dangerous adverse reactions, <i>High Alert</i><i>s</i> for drugs with the greatest risk, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. From nursing pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this perennial bestseller proves there <i>is</i> a difference in drug guides.<ul><li><b>NEW! </b><b>Drug monographs for more than 25 newly released, FDA-approved medications</b> equip you with the latest drug information including generic names, trade names, pronunciations, do-not-confuse drugs, action, uses, contraindications, precautions, dosages and routes, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug/lab test), nursing considerations, treatment of overdose, patient/family teaching, and more.</li><li><b>NEW! </b><b>Several online-only</b> <b>drug monographs </b>are added to the companion Evolve website, creating an overall total of more than 100 Evolve-only drug monographs for lesser-used medications.</li><li><b>NEW! Combinations heading</b> for selected monographs highlight common combinations.</li><li><b>More than 5,000 generic and trade-name drugs</b> are profiled, covering almost every drug you will administer in practice or in clinicals.</li><li><b>A</b><b>lphabetical organization</b> <b>by generic name</b> provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, with both trade and generic names listed in the index.</li><li><b>Bolded coverage of IV drug administration</b> highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.</li><li><b>Nursing Process steps</b> are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.</li><li><b>Complete pharmacokinetic information</b> is summarized in a table and includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion.</li><li><b>Side effects information </b>is organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, showing signs to watch for during assessments.</li><li><b><i>High Alert</i></b><b> headers</b> highlight drugs that pose the greatest risk if administered improperly.</li><li><b><i>Black Box Warnings</i></b> provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.</li><li><b>Overview of drug categories</b> explains the safe administration of common classes of drugs, as well as their common side effects and interactions.</li><li><b>Flexible, water-resistant cover</b> provides durability in the clinical setting.</li></ul>