2013 Nurse's Drug Handbook (12 Revised edition)

Jones and Bartlett Learning 2013 Nurse's Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference.

Updated annually, it provides:* Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abatacept to zonisamide* Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically* No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday* Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names* Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category, and controlled substance schedule* Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information* Incompatibilities and contraindications* Interactions with drugs, food, and activities* Adverse reactions* Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points* Mechanism-of-action illustrations * Warnings and precautions New drug entries include:* azilsartan medoxomil* belatacept* clobazam* deferiprone* ezogabine* Factor XIII* fidaxomicin* icatibant* linagliptin* roflumilast* ticagrelor* vilazodone