Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you are likely to encounter in clinicals. Side effects information, logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, shows you the important and intricate signs to watch for during assessments. This guide also includes complete pharmacokinetic tables that explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. .

Includes index.

Individual drug monographs -- Appendixes. A. Selected new drugs ; B. Ophthalmic, nasal, topical, and otic products ; C. Vaccines and toxoids ; D. Recent FDA drug approvals.