F.A. Davis Company

The best pocket drug guide yet! Rely on this handy reference for at-the-bedside guidance on the safe administration of medications to adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients, as well as pregnant and lactating women, and those with renal impairments.

Every detail is designed to make it easy for you to find the information you need— in a snap. It’s small enough to fit in your pocket, but large enough to be easy to read at a glance. And you can count on it for accuracy because it’s drawn from Davis’s Drug Guide database.

• 4” x 7” size fits in a scrub pocket.
• Nearly 600 abbreviated drug monographs, organized alphabetically by generic name, deliver all of the information essential to the safe administration of medications, including...
• • trade name
  • indications
  • drug class
  • pregnancy categories
  • contraindications
  • adverse drug reactions
  • interactions
  • dosing information for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients, pregnant and lactating women, and renal impairment
  • generic availability
  • monitoring information
  • patient teaching
• Very important or life-threatening information, such as FDA black box warnings or adverse drug reactions, appears in “red”.
• A colored “thumb tab” makes it easy to find information quickly.
• Tables in the Appendix feature normal lab values, immunization guidelines, and more.
• Abbreviations key appears in the front of the book and at the bottom of each page.

Preface
Reviewers
List of Abbreviations
Drug Monographs in Alphabetical Order by Generic Name
Appendices
A.        Commonly Used Antidotes for Drug Overdoses
B.         Controlled Substances Schedules
C.         Critical Care Drug Infusions
D.        Cytochrome P450 Substrates/Inducers/Inhibitors
E.         Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses
F.         Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines
G.        Insulins and Insulin Therapy
H.        Measurement Conversion Table
I.          Pediatric Intravenous Medication Quick Reference Chart
J.          Pregnancy Categories
K.        Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations
Comprehensive Generic/Trade Index