Drug Information Handbook with International trade names index

The Drug Information Handbook continues to set the industry standard for an easy-to-use reference for all clinicians and healthcare professionals seeking quick access to concise, comprehensive drug information. The Drug Information Handbook is trusted by practitioners everywhere to help improve patient outcomes and prevent medication errors.

Covering over 5,500 medications, the Drug Information Handbook contains 1,453 drug monographs, including 43 new monographs and hundreds of updates. Monographs encompass up to 34 fields of information, including detailed content on dosage, drug interactions, and adverse reactions. Supplementing the drug information is an extensive Appendix, with hundreds of charts and reviews of special topics such as treatment guidelines and therapy recommendations, and a Pharmacologic Category Index listing all drugs under their unique pharmacologic class.

Updates to this 18th edition include:

• 43 new drug monographs
• Expanded FDA Tall Man Lettering Guidelines
• Appendix updates
  • Diabetes Mellitus Management, Adults
  • Antiretroviral Therapy For HIV Infection: Adults and Adolescents
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Immunization Recommendations
  • Top 200 Prescribed Drugs