Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2026, 1st Edition

• • More than 1,000 generic name drugs (encompassing over 4,000 trade name drugs) organized alphabetically with A to Z tabs provides users with quick and easy access. • Lists all newly approved drugs in the front of the book. • Detailed information for each drug distinguishes side effects and adverse reactions and lists the effect or reaction by frequency of occurrence to allow the nurse to easily identify which are most likely to occur. • Promotes safe drug administration by including a special text treatment for "High-Alert" drugs and includes an appendix for drug names that sound alike and look alike to highlights drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm. • Therapeutic and toxic blood level information incorporates in the Interactions section and under Nursing Implications and provides users with patient implications for drug administration. • Lifespan and disorder-related dosage variations focuses on pediatric, geriatric, hepatic, and immune- or renal-compromised patients to informs users of special considerations for specific patient populations. • UNIQUE! Incorporates frequently-used herb monographs which are featured in the A to Z portion of the book with additional herb information in the appendix to inform users of common herbs that they may encounter. • Organizes nursing implications in a functional nursing process framework and includes headings for Baseline Assessment, Intervention/Evaluation, and Patient/Family Teaching presents the information in a way that is relevant to nurses. • Extensively expanded IV content features a heading for IV compatibilities, and expanded rates of infusion, reconstitutions, drip rates, test doses, flushing, and incompatibilities. • Covers herbal interactions noted within drug entries provide valuable drug safety information. • Classifications section features an overview of actions and uses for drug families to gives users a snapshot of the important drug information for each drug class. • Top 100 drugs help users identify the most frequently administered drugs. • Fixed combinations included in dosages of each combined drug directly within the individual monographs help readers understand different drug dose options for specific diseases. • Cross references 400 top U.S. brand name drugs directly in the main section of the book makes drug info quick and easy to locate. Cross references include page numbers for easier accessibility. • Free access to the Evolve site which features customizable and printable monographs for 100 of the most commonly drugs in addition to other valuable drug-related information as well as Evolve-only drugs (not found in the book) • Comprehensive foldout IV Compatibility Chart provides compatibility information for 65 intravenous drugs.

• New drug monographs for approximately 20-30 newly approved drugs by the FDA provides readers with the most current drug information. • Each monograph read and updated as necessary with new interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, and other need-to-know information included throughout as needed. Current information helps nurses feel confident in the accuracy of the information and helps prevent medication dispensing errors

How to Use This Book Contents List of newly approved drugs Evolve Page IV Compatibility Chart Insert Drugs by Disorder Section I. Drug Classifications Section II. A-Z Drugs Section III. Reference Section Appendix A Calculation of Doses Appendix B Controlled Drugs (United States) Appendix C Chronic Wound Care Appendix D Drugs of Abuse Appendix E Equianalgesic Dosing Appendix F FDA Pregnancy Categories Appendix G Herbals: Common Natural Medicines Appendix H Lifespan, Cultural Aspects, and Pharmacogenomics of Drug Therapy Appendix I Normal Laboratory Values Appendix J Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes Appendix K Poison Antidote Chart Appendix L Preventing Medication Errors and Improving Medication Safety Appendix M Recommended Childhood and Adult Immunizations Appendix N Parenteral Fluid Administration Appendix O Spanish Phrases Often Used in Clinical Settings General Index Commonly Used Abbreviations Dangerous Abbreviation List Index

Robert Kizior, BS, RPh, Pharmacist (retired), Department of Pharmacy, Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois,; Former Adjunct Faculty Member at William Rainey Harper Community College, Palatine, Illinois and Keith Hodgson, RN, BSN, CCRN