"This book is your guide to safe medication administration, with essential information on more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade-name drugs. Plus a companion mini CD-ROM and website! Features: comprehensive information for 14 new drugs recently approved by the FDA; thousands of new drug facts, including patient/family teaching guidelines, updated drug interactions, side effects, precautions, contraindications, and IV therapy; reformatted design makes it easier to find the information you need; alphabetical listing with A-to-Z thumb tabs; Alerts are included for high-alert drugs posing the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly and considerations that require special attention; potential interactions between drugs, herbal products, foods, and lab tests help improve patient care; common and life-threatening side effects are clearly identified; and syringe and IV drug/solution compatibility charts are located inside the front cover."--BOOK JACKET.