Includes index.

General information -- Drug actions, interactions, and reactions -- Drug therapy across the lifespan -- Safe drug administration -- Selected therapeutic drug classification -- Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name -- New Drugs -- Appendices -- Avoiding common drug errors: best practices and prevention -- Pregnancy risk categories: the FDA's final rule -- Controlled substance schedules -- Abbreviations to avoid (The Joint Commission) -- Pediatric drugs commonly involved in drug errors -- Elder care medication tips -- Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines -- Drugs that prolong the QTc interval -- Nursing process: patient safety during drug therapy -- Serotonin syndrome: what you should know to protect your patient -- Tumor lysis syndrome: a life-threatening emergency -- Antidiarrheas: indications and dosages -- Antidotes: indications and dosages -- Selected biologicals and blood derivatives: indications and dosages -- Common combination drugs: indications and dosages -- Vaccines and toxoids: indications and dosages -- Vitamins and minerals: indications and dosages -- Antacids: indications and dosages -- Laxatives: indications and dosages -- Additional OTC drugs: indications and dosages -- Do not use: dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations (ISMP Canada) -- Decision tree: deciding about medication administration -- Canadian National Drug Schedules -- Less commonly used drugs: indications and dosages -- Additional new drugs: indications and dosages.