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Get a head-start to becoming a pharmacology expert! Mosby's Nursing Drug Cards, 24th Edition is the ideal, pocket-sized drug information reference with over 400 sturdy cards containing guidelines for 700+ generic and 600 brand-name drugs. Each card lists the most up-to-date nursing information, including descriptions, use(s), mechanism(s), pharmacokinetics, side/adverse effects, contraindications/precautions, interactions, dosing, and nursing management priorities. Best of all, these pre-made drug cards come ready-to-go for use in the classroom or during clinicals! - Tall Man lettering of over 700 generic and 600 brand-name drugs provides one-stop access to the information most needed for clinical practice. - High-alert drugs and Black Box Warnings point out these need-to-know medications. - Portable 4x6-inch cards are smaller than most drug cards and fit easily into a pocket. - Alphabetic organization helps you find information quickly. - Consistent format features a drug's generic name, pronunciation, category, pregnancy category, brand name, dosage forms, use, action, pharmacokinetics, side/adverse effects, contraindications, interactions, dosage, and nursing management priorities. - Nursing management priorities follow a nursing process format: assess, diagnose, implement, and evaluate. - Comprehensive index contains generic and trade names, drug classes and combination products. - Critical Thinking fill-in-the-blank card may be used on any drug to prompt students to think about the drug category, action, patient teaching, and more. - Drug interaction information includes subheadings for drug, food, and laboratory interactions. - Drug pronunciations are listed for each generic drug and drug category. - Common conversion formulas are found on the inside lid of the box. - Dosage calculation formulas are listed in the appendix. - NEW! 20 additional drugs and drug categories have been added to this edition to reflect the most recent FDA-approved drugs. - NEW! 100 ne