Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook provides current, detailed information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide includes updated uses, dosage forms, warnings, side effects and adverse reactions, IV drug administration, nursing considerations, and much more. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference, this book stands out from the others in guiding the nurse through the steps essential to quality patient care.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside Front Cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ifc4 6. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES - p. ifc4 7. REVIEWERS - p. viii 8. CONSULTANTS - p. viii 9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - p. ix 10. DEDICATION - p. ix 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY - p. x 12. NEW MEDICATIONS FOR THE 2026 EDITION - p. x 13. PREFACE - p. xii 14. DRUGS BY DISORDER - p. xv 15. Chapter 1: DRUG CLASSIFICATION CONTENTS - p. xxxiv 16. Chapter 2: A - p. 174C 17. Chapter 3: B - p. 112 18. Chapter 4: C - p. 165 19. Chapter 5: D - p. 279 20. Chapter 6: E - p. 375 21. Chapter 7: F - p. 452 22. Chapter 8: G - p. 501 23. Chapter 9: H - p. 534 24. Chapter 10: I - p. 551 25. Chapter 11: K - p. 610 26. Chapter 12: L - p. 613 27. Chapter 13: M - p. 682 28. Chapter 14: N - p. 758 29. Chapter 15: O - p. 795 30. Chapter 16: P - p. 837 31. Chapter 17: Q - p. 911 32. Chapter 18: R - p. 920 33. Chapter 19: S - p. 975 34. Chapter 20: T - p. 1044 35. Chapter 21: U - p. 1137 36. Chapter 22: V - p. 1149 37. Chapter 23: W - p. 1199 38. Chapter 24: Z - p. 1202 39. APPENDICES - p. 1221 40. CORRECT USE OF ORAL INHALERS FOR ASTHMA AND COPD - p. 1221 41. WOUND CARE - p. 1227 42. DRUGS OF ABUSE - p. 1232 43. HERBALS: COMMON NATURAL MEDICINES - p. 1239 44. LIFESPAN, CULTURAL ASPECTS, AND PHARMACOGENOMICS OF DRUG THERAPY - p. 1243 45. LABORATORY TEST REFERENCE RANGES - p. 1247 46. DRUG INTERACTIONS - p. 1249 47. ANTIDOTE/REVERSAL AGENTS - p. 1254 48. PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS AND IMPROVING MEDICATION SAFETY - p. 1258 49. PARENTERAL FLUID ADMINISTRATION - p. 1262 50. COMMON TERMINOLOGY CRITERIA FOR ADVERSE EVENTS (CTCAE) - p. 1265 51. CONTRACEPTION CHOICES - p. 1267 52. HORMONES - p. 1275 53. NUTRITION: ENTERAL - p. 1279 54. NUTRITION: PARENTERAL - p. 1282 55. Index - p. 1285 56. COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS - p. 1285 57. DANGEROUS ABBREVIATIONS - p. 1296
Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook provides current, detailed information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs. This handy, user-friendly guide includes updated uses, dosage forms, warnings, side effects and adverse reactions, IV drug administration, nursing considerations, and much more. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name for quick reference, this book stands out from the others in guiding the nurse through the steps essential to quality patient care.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside Front Cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ifc4 6. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES - p. ifc4 7. REVIEWERS - p. viii 8. CONSULTANTS - p. viii 9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - p. ix 10. DEDICATION - p. ix 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY - p. x 12. NEW MEDICATIONS FOR THE 2026 EDITION - p. x 13. PREFACE - p. xii 14. DRUGS BY DISORDER - p. xv 15. Chapter 1: DRUG CLASSIFICATION CONTENTS - p. xxxiv 16. Chapter 2: A - p. 174C 17. Chapter 3: B - p. 112 18. Chapter 4: C - p. 165 19. Chapter 5: D - p. 279 20. Chapter 6: E - p. 375 21. Chapter 7: F - p. 452 22. Chapter 8: G - p. 501 23. Chapter 9: H - p. 534 24. Chapter 10: I - p. 551 25. Chapter 11: K - p. 610 26. Chapter 12: L - p. 613 27. Chapter 13: M - p. 682 28. Chapter 14: N - p. 758 29. Chapter 15: O - p. 795 30. Chapter 16: P - p. 837 31. Chapter 17: Q - p. 911 32. Chapter 18: R - p. 920 33. Chapter 19: S - p. 975 34. Chapter 20: T - p. 1044 35. Chapter 21: U - p. 1137 36. Chapter 22: V - p. 1149 37. Chapter 23: W - p. 1199 38. Chapter 24: Z - p. 1202 39. APPENDICES - p. 1221 40. CORRECT USE OF ORAL INHALERS FOR ASTHMA AND COPD - p. 1221 41. WOUND CARE - p. 1227 42. DRUGS OF ABUSE - p. 1232 43. HERBALS: COMMON NATURAL MEDICINES - p. 1239 44. LIFESPAN, CULTURAL ASPECTS, AND PHARMACOGENOMICS OF DRUG THERAPY - p. 1243 45. LABORATORY TEST REFERENCE RANGES - p. 1247 46. DRUG INTERACTIONS - p. 1249 47. ANTIDOTE/REVERSAL AGENTS - p. 1254 48. PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS AND IMPROVING MEDICATION SAFETY - p. 1258 49. PARENTERAL FLUID ADMINISTRATION - p. 1262 50. COMMON TERMINOLOGY CRITERIA FOR ADVERSE EVENTS (CTCAE) - p. 1265 51. CONTRACEPTION CHOICES - p. 1267 52. HORMONES - p. 1275 53. NUTRITION: ENTERAL - p. 1279 54. NUTRITION: PARENTERAL - p. 1282 55. Index - p. 1285 56. COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS - p. 1285 57. DANGEROUS ABBREVIATIONS - p. 1296
