Designed and compiled specifically for the healthcare professional requiring quick access to basic information regarding medications.

COMPREHENSIVE

• Covers over 7,200 U.S., Canadian, and Mexican medications.
• Over 1,580 generic drug monographs are presented as a quick reference for use by medical secretaries, transcriptionists, pharmacy technicians, and other allied health professionals.
• Each generic monograph offers up to 16 key points of information including: Generic Name, Pronunciation, U.S. Brand Names, Canadian Brand Names, Mexican Brand Names, Synonyms, Generic Available, Therapeutic Category, Use, Controlled Substance, Usual Dosage, Dietary Considerations, Nursing/Pharmacy Information, and Dosage Forms.
• 125 pages of fully-updated valuable charts and tables including the following topics:
  • Abbreviations, Measurements, and Conversions
  • Cancer Chemotherapy Acronyms (Adult and Pediatric)
  • Comparative Drug Charts
  • Normal Laboratory Values (Adult and Pediatric)
  • Blood Level Sampling Time Guidelines
  • Compatibility of Drugs in a Syringe
  • Controlled Substances
  • Food-Drug Interactions, Key Summary
  • Herbs & Common Natural Agents
  • Potassium Content of Foods
  • Oral Medications That Should Not Be Crushed or Altered
  • Breast-Feeding and Drugs
  • Top 200 Drugs
  • Multivitamin Products
  • What's New, in Trials and Drug Products No Longer Available
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors

EASY-TO-USE

• Alphabetically organized by BOTH trade and generic name
• "Dictionary-Like" page headings to expedite search
• "Tall-Man" letters incorporated to distinguish "Look-Alike" medications
• Indication/Therapeutic Category Index