Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed on December 22, 2020).

Drug categories -- Alpha-adrenergic blockers -- Anesthetics -- general/local -- Antacids -- Anti-alzheimer agents -- Antianginals -- Antianxiety agents -- Antiasthmatics -- Anticholinergics -- Anticoagulants -- Anticonvulsants -- Antidepressants -- Antidiabetics -- Antidiarrheals -- Antidysrhythmics -- Antiemetics -- Antifungals (systemic) -- Antihistamines -- Antihypertensives -- Antiinfectives -- Antilipidemics -- Antineoplastics -- Antiparkinson agents -- Antiplatelets -- Antipsychotics -- Antipyretics -- Antiretrovirals -- Antituberculars -- Antitussives/expectorants -- Antivirals -- Beta-adrenergic blockers -- Bone resorption inhibitors -- Calcium channel blockers -- Cardiac glycosides -- Cholinergics -- Cholinergic blockers -- Corticosteroids -- Diuretics -- Histamine H2 antagonists -- Immunosuppressants -- Laxatives -- Neuromuscular blocking agents -- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatories -- Opioid analgesics -- Salicylates -- Sedatives/hypnotics -- Skeletal muscle relaxants -- Thrombolytics -- Thyroid hormones -- Vasodilators -- Vitamins -- Individual drugs in A-Z Format -- Appendices -- A. Selected new drugs -- B. Recent FDA drug approvals -- C. Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical products -- D. Vaccines and toxoids -- E. Antitoxins and antivenins -- F. Herbal products -- G. Combination products -- H. Medications that may be inappropriate for geriatric patients -- I. Drugs metabolized by known P450s -- J. Safety in handling chemotherapeutic agents -- K. High-alert drugs -- L. Controlled substance chart -- M. Immunization schedules for children and adolescents -- N. High-alert Canadian medications -- O. Canadian controlled substance chart -- P. Canadian recommended immunization schedules for infants and children -- Q. FDA pregnancy categories -- R. Weights and equivalents -- S. Abbreviations.

"Trusted for over 25 years, this portable, full-color drug reference is easy to navigate and provides safety features that help you practice knowledgeable, safe medication dispensing. Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you are likely to encounter in clinicals. Side effects information, logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, shows you the important and intricate signs to watch for during assessments. This guide also includes complete pharmacokinetic tables that explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. Whether you're in the classroom or in clinicals, Mosby's 2021 Nursing Drug Reference, 34th Edition is the all-in-one drug reference you need"--Publisher's description.

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