Mosby's 2026 Nursing Drug Reference

Choose the drug handbook trusted by nurses for more than 35 years! Mosby's 2026Nursing Drug Reference makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs you administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled ? including 35 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. And no other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with Black Box Warnings for dangerous adverse reactions, Safety Alerts for situations requiring special attention, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. From nursing pharmacology expert Linda Skidmore-Roth, this perennial bestseller proves there is a difference in drug guides.

. oContent on more than 5,000 generic and trade name drugs providing coverage for almost every drug a student is likely to encounter in clinicals. . oBlack Box warning feature alerts students to FDA warnings of potentially life-threatening reactions. . oSafety Alert feature icon highlights the most critical interactions and side-effects that students must be aware of during clinicals. . oBold heading and details on IV drug administration so students can easily find appropriate dosage and IV administration instructions to help them administer these drugs safely. . oLogical organization of side effects information: organized by body system and are identified as common or life threatening, showing nurses what signs to watch for during assessments. . oNursing Process steps used as the framework to organize all nursing care information helps students learn how to easily and completely incorporate the nursing process into their clinical experiences. . oLogical alphabetical organization by generic name with both trade and generic names in the index, which gives users quick access to specific drugs. . oComplete pharmacokinetic information organized in a table and explains the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as the action, duration and excretion of the drug. . oAll the drugs found in the appendixes have cross-reference headers in the body of the book, making it easier for users to find the drug content they need quickly and makes it less likely that a user will think a drug is missing if it is not in the body of the book. . oMore than 100 Evolve-only drug monographs for lesser used medications

. oProvide 20-30 monographs on newly released, FDA-approved drugs and up-to-date content on the latest drug therapies for print edition. . oAdding at least 20 new Evolve-only drug monographs to the existing Evolve-only drug monographs. . oEach 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.