With essential information on over 1,000 generic and approximately 4,000 trade name drugs, Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2019 is a comprehensive guide for students and nurses. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name, the handbook includes over 270 updates to Black Box Alerts, making it an invaluable resource. The user-friendly format covers IV drug administration, nursing considerations, and fixed combinations, promoting better patient care through clinical priorities. New drug monographs cover about 33 newly approved drugs by the FDA, with thoroughly updated information on interactions, precautions, and alerts.

Alphabetically organized A to Z tabs facilitate quick access to important information. Detailed side effects and adverse reactions distinguish potential occurrences. Special text treatment highlights high-alert drugs to prevent patient harm, while an appendix addresses drug names that sound or look alike. The unique herb monographs and interactions ensure you are informed about commonly encountered herbs. Classifications sections offer overviews of actions and uses for drug families.

The Top 100 Drugs list helps identify the most frequently administered drugs, with nursing implications organized in a functional nursing process framework. Lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations cover special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients. Extensive IV content includes headings for IV compatibilities and expanded rates of infusion, reconstitutions, drip rates, test doses, flushing, and incompatibilities. Fixed combinations are included in dosages of each combined drug directly within individual monographs to provide a clear understanding of different drug dose options.

Cross-references to the 400 top U.S. brand-name drugs locate information for easier accessibility. Customizable and printable monographs for 100 commonly used drugs are available on the free Evolve companion site, along with quarterly drug updates. Therapeutic and toxic blood level information shows patient implications for drug administration, while a comprehensive IV Compatibility Chart foldout provides compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs. Newly approved drugs are listed in the front of the book for quick access to timely information.

A sample drug monograph with callouts helps you understand how to use the handbook more efficiently. This edition uniquely guides through clinical priorities, ensuring safe and effective nursing practice.