Adult Drug Information Handbook 2024-2025

OVERVIEW:

The Adult Drug Information Handbook, the flagship publication from UpToDate Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp), has been the preferred drug information resource for 33 years, trusted by a wide variety of healthcare professionals to deliver timely, clinically relevant pharmacotherapy knowledge. It is focused exclusively on dosing for adult patients.

BENEFITS:

Endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the Adult Drug Information Handbook is used daily by healthcare professionals as their resource to help improve medication safety and enhance patient care.

This handbook follows a dictionary-like format, with drug products for adults organized alphabetically and cross-referenced by U.S. brand names and index terms. Healthcare professionals have access to more than 1,400 drug monographs, each offering up to 32 fields of information specific to a particular medication. Supplementing the drug information is an extensive Appendix, offering helpful treatment guidelines and therapy recommendations, and a Pharmacologic Category Index.

Includes:
* 1,456 Drug Monographs
* Up to 32 Fields of Information per Monograph
* More than 35 Pages of Appendix Information

UPDATES TO THIS EDITION
* 27 New Drug Monographs
* Updated Appendix Topics:
- Comparison of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates
- Comparison of Representative Topical Corticosteroid Preparations (Classified According to the U.S. System)
- Inhibitors and Inducers of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
- Oral Medications That Should Not Be Crushed or Altered
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