This up-to-date and easy-to-use handbook gives you: Accurate, reliable facts on hundreds of drugs presented alphabetically. Concise drug entries that are organized consistently for quick reference.- Vital information you need to know about each drug: Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category, and controlled substance schedules. Indications and dosages, route, onset, steady state, peak, half-life and duration. Mechanism of action. Incompatibilities, contraindications, and interactions with drugs, food, and activities. Adverse reactions and overdose signs and symptoms and nursing interventions. Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points.- Special Features: Dosage adjustments for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and others with special needs. Mechanism-of-action illustrations that show how drugs work at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels. Warnings of important facts you need to know before, during, or after drug administration.- Additional Reference Sections: The nurse's role in all aspects of behavioral and mental health drug therapy. How behavioral and mental health drugs work. Classification of seizures. Common sources of caffeine that patients should avoid when taking a psychostimulant. Herbal remedies with psychotropic effects