Lightweight and portable, the PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook puts essential drug data at your fingertips and offers crystal-clear explanations of the information the practicing nurse needs to do their job effectively. Published in cooperation with Delmar Publishers, the 2002 edition is easier and quicker to use than ever. Arranged in a handy A-Z format, the Handbook provides complete, alphabetically arranged descriptions of each drug, including contents, dosage, side effects, overdose symptoms and treatments. FREE internet updates. Instructions included with the book. Detailed listings for the most widely prescribed retail drugs, commonly administered hospital medications, and numerous drugs used in long-term and home health care. Among the new drugs featured in this edition are Exelon, Zyvox, Protonix, Mobic, Betaxon, Zonegran, TNKase, Visudyne and Cancidas.