For the Pharmacology for Health Professions course, Pearson Health Professional’s Drug Guide, 2017–2018, is the best resource. Health professionals might also benefit from using it as a handy reference.

The knowledge medical personnel require to administer drugs safely and effectively in every situationThe 2017–2018 edition of the Pearson Health Professional’s Drug Guide, which has over 400 revisions, offers drug information that is safe, efficient, up to date, and accurate in a manner that is easy to use. It is thorough and comprehensive, with an index providing both trade and generic names, and it includes all medications alphabetically by generic names for easy access. It provides crucial clinical data on hundreds of medications, including side effects, interactions, adverse reactions, and effects on laboratory test results.

This updated edition has over 400 revisions to pharmacological indications, available dosage forms, adverse effects, doses, and more. It also includes 14 monographs for new drugs that the Food and pharmacological Administration (FDA) has recently approved. Information on IV administration for both adults and children has been updated. Finding pertinent information by age is made easier by the subheadings for IV preparation and drug administration for children, when applicable.

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