Mosby’s Drug Reference for Health Professions

American English Reference at Hand

From Abilify to Zyrtec and nearly every drug in between, Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, 3rd Edition is the must-have item for every current or aspiring health professional in the field today. Filled with the details you need to know about your clients' or patients' medications, this edition features concise, reliable information that is easy to navigate and simple to follow. Key details are presented in short monographs for 1,000 generic drugs (including 4,500 trade-name drugs) that are listed alphabetically. Precautions and considerations sections are written with health professionals in mind to ensure that you have the most relevant and current content applicable to your field of practice.

• Up-to-date information throughout includes new chemotherapy, ophthalmic, and other pertinent drugs.
• Monograph sections include: drug name, pronunciation, trade name(s), category and schedule, classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, availability, indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions (drug, herbal, and food), diagnostic test effects, side effects, serious reactions, and precautions and considerations.
• The precautions and considerations sections for each drug monograph are written specifically for the health professions and include important information on storage and administration, highlighting those drugs that require special care in order to maintain potency.
• Useful appendices cover topics such as Error-Prone Drug Name Abbreviations with the Joint Commission's most up-to-date "Do Not Use" list, Normal Laboratory Values, English-to-Spanish Drug Phrase Translator, and more.
• Lifespan content presents geriatric, pediatric, and pregnancy considerations, providing the answers you need when working with a variety of clients.
• Easy-to-spot icons identify special drug information, including IV compatibilities/incompatibilities and high alert warnings.

A search tool

Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:

• A quick search of words while you type
• A 'fuzzy filter' when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• A 'keyword' search for finding key words within compound words
• A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters

A learning tool

The app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:

• A 'Favorites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words
• Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
• Discover more about language with the special language notes and 'Word of the day' feature
• "Flashcards" to give you the opportunity to use newly learnt words