Mosby's 2013 Nursing Drug Reference, 26th Edition

Key Features

• Comprehensive and easy to find drug information.
• Comprehensive drug monographs contain the latest information on:
• Rx or OTC designations
• generic names
• pronunciations
• U.S. and Canadian trade names
• functional and chemical classification
• controlled-substance schedule
• do-not-confuse drugs
• actions, uses, unlabeled uses, dosages and routes
• available forms
• side effects
• contraindications
• precautions
• pharmacokinetics
• interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test)
• nursing considerations
• treatment of overdose
• Nursing Process steps used as the framework for organizing all information.
• Alphabetical listing of drug monographs by generic drug name.

• Emphasis on safety and safe drug administration.
• Black Box Warnings alert to dangerous and/or life-threatening adverse effects.
• Safety Alert icons call out the most critical interactions and side-effects that nurses must watch for.
• IV drug information, including special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
• Common and life-threatening side effects are organized by body system for easy identification.

Mosby's 2013 Nursing Drug Reference, 26th Edition

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

Color Insert: Mechanisms and Sites of Action; Recommended 2012 United States Immunization schedule for persons aged 0-6 years; Recommended 2012 United States Immunization schedule for persons aged 7-18 years

Individual drugs in A-Z Format

Appendixes
A. Selected new drugs 
B. Ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and topical products
C. Vaccines and toxoids