Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide: Canada Version

Updated for 2004 with more than 800 complete drug monographs, this annual reference is an invaluable resource for practicing nurses and students. Organized alphabetically for easy access, monographs cover generic and trade names; pronunciations; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule if appropriate; drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including unlabeled indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosage information; pharmacokinetics; IV facts section; adverse effects; interactions; assessment; intervention; and teaching points. More than 20 appendices as well as free mini CD-ROM, with 200 drug monographs and customizable patient- teaching handouts, are included. Access to important drug updates and new drugs, as well as continuing education tests, are provided at NursingDrugGuide.com.