Synopsis:
- Fully updated with more than 4,300 clinical changes to nearly 3,500 generic, brand, and combination drugs
- "New Drugs" section featuring 29 new FDA-approved generics and their corresponding brand-name drugs
- New information on the National Cancer Institute's "Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events " classification system
- New appendices:
- Understanding biosimilar drugs
- Safe disposal of unused drugs: What patients need to know
- Prescription drug abuse: Identifying and treating toxicity
Pregnancy-Lactation-Reproduction information highlighted in every monograph - Easy-to-spot safety and clinical alerts: Black Box Warnings, Adjust-a-dose, Dialyzable drug, Overdose Signs & Symptoms, Look alike-Sound alike Drugs, IV Incompatibilities
- Nursing Considerations and Patient Teaching sections detailing the essential facts nurses need to know
- 32-page Photoguide featuring over 450 of the most commonly prescribed tablets and capsules
- Free access to Monthly Drug Updates and an Online Toolkit with hundreds of helpful tools and resources
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