The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 25 years is now in its fully updated 2005 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2005 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. This edition's interactions sections newly feature Rapid Onset information, highlighting moderate-to-severe interactions that appear within 24 hours. The coverage includes dozens of recently FDA-approved drugs, more pediatric dosages, and more off-label uses. The other features include a full-color photoguide to tablets and capsules and an expanded English-Spanish drug phrase translator. A free mini-CD contains 200 drug monographs linked to 200 patient-teaching handouts.