Pocket Drugs Classifications

The only pocket drug guide organized by classification! This practical resource provides succinct reviews of 36 drug classifications followed by descriptions of hundreds of generic drugs. Each classification provides a general overview of the actions, indications, adverse reactions/side effects, interactions, and other items relevant to each group of drugs. Individual descriptions follow and focus on normal dose ranges, special administration directions, and other drug-specific guidance. The reader-friendly layout makes finding essential information easy.

The Top 100 Drugs Pocket Reference Guide serves as a portable reference to learn the essential information for the most commonly prescribed drugs. This on-the-go resource details the brand name, pharmacologic class, mechanism of action, dosage form, common use, and other clinical details for each drug. Whether you’re a pharmacy student or healthcare professional, this guide will serve as an effective resource to learn the basic characteristics of the most popular drugs. Drug details include: • Brand Names • Pharmacologic Classes • Mechanisms of Action • Common Uses • Dosage Forms • Dosing Information • Administration Methods • Monitoring Guidelines • Contraindications • Drug Interactions • Adverse Effects • Black Box Warnings

The Top 300 Drugs Pocket Reference Guide serves as a portable reference to learn the essential information for the most commonly prescribed drugs. This on-the-go resource details the brand name, pharmacologic class, mechanism of action, dosage form, common use, and other clinical details for each drug. Whether you’re a pharmacy student or healthcare professional, this guide will serve as an effective resource to learn the basic characteristics of the most popular drugs. Drug details include: • Brand Names • Pharmacologic Classes • Mechanisms of Action • Common Uses • Dosage Forms • Dosing Information • Administration Methods • Monitoring Guidelines • Contraindications • Drug Interactions • Adverse Effects • Black Box Warnings

Monographs, organized alphabetically by generic name, detailing geriatric, pediatric, and substance abuse considerations, as well as clinical assessments and clinical alerts highlighting essential patient safety information for the clinician at "point-of-care." Coverage of psychopharmacology and psychobiology, including...pharmacodynamics - pharmacokinetics - drug-herbal interactions - therapeutic drug classes - and side effects associated with specific classes. Common and therapeutic lab values, as well as clozaril protocol. Tools Tab featuring...common abbreviations - medication assessment tool - psychotropic approximate dose equivalencies - pregnancy categories - controlled substances schedules - BMI and metabolic syndrome and - conversion of trade to generic names. FDA-approved "Black Box Warnings" highlighting serious risks and precautions.

This book provides health professionals with a quick reference source fore today's most commonly used drugs. The size and weight of the book are designed so it can be carried in a lab coat pocket, uniform pocket, or jacket pocket and used in any practice setting. The book includes 800 commonly used drugs with each listing covering key information on drug names, classes, forms, uses, dosages, and significant alerts.

The 2024 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information "in a nutshell." This handy pocket guide contains essential information on over 3,500 medications, including 19 generic drugs newly approved by the FDA, in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The "mini" drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug classes, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, boxed warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Appendices cover alternative and complementary therapies, topical drugs, ophthalmic drugs, laxatives, combination drugs by therapeutic class, hormonal contraceptives, and commonly used biologicals. Index includes all generic, brand, and combination drugs mentioned in text and highlights drugs by therapeutic class for easy identification.

This book contains:*Consistent formatting to organise the drugs you've researched*Alphabetised sections for quick retrieval of your drug research *Definitions of hundreds of medical acronyms.*Review of commonly used drug suffixes.*A brief summary of the Mechanisms of Action for 49 of the most common drug classes.