Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, ed. 2, is a portable drug handbook including essential drug information for students and professionals in the health professions markets. Key details are presented in quick-reference short monographs for over 950 generic drugs, including all associated trade-name drugs (approximately 4,500), organized alphabetically by generic name. Sections included in the monographs include: drug name, pronunciation, trade name(s), category and schedule, classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, availability, indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions (drug, herbal, and food), diagnostic test effects, side effects, serious reactions, and precautions & considerations. The precautions & considerations sections for each drug monograph are written specifically for this book to appeal to a wide range of markets and include information on storage and administration.