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Get a head start in becoming a pharmacology pro with Mosby's Nursing Drug Cards! More than 375 pre-made cards make it easy to find pharmacologic details and nursing management guidelines for over 750 generic and 600 brand-name drugs. Each durable 4 x 6-inch 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. Organized alphabetically, these all-in-one cards are your portable way to drug proficiency! - Coverage of over 750 generic and 600 brand-name drugs provides one-stop access to the information most needed for clinical practice. - Alphabetic organization helps you find information quickly. - Portable 4x6-inch cards are smaller than most drug cards and fit easily into a pocket. - 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. - Black Box Warnings highlight high-alert drugs. - 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. - Tall Man lettering offers an easy, visual way to differentiate between similar drug names. - Drug side effects information distinguishes between common and life-threatening side effects for drugs. - Critical Thinking fill-in-the-blank card may be used on any drug prompting you to think about the drug category, action, patient teaching, and more. - NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses for all drug categories show the application of nursing diagnoses in pharmacology. - Information on nutritional supplements found in the appendix includes information on both herbal and non-herbal supplements. - Drug interaction information inclu