Welcome to the standard in drug information! The 2003 PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook(tm) is a comprehensive resource of nearly 1,000 detailed monographs, each specially designed to assist the nurse in providing safe and effective drug therapy. Each drug monograph includes essential facts and elements, namely action/kinetics; uses; interactions; overdose management; contraindications; how it is supplied; dosage; and nursing considerations. New to this Edition: Over 25 of the latest drugs as well as the newest approved drugs awaiting market release Bioterrorism Appendix with information on five agents, including Anthrax and Small Pox, with symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment Fact Sheet on Adverse Drug Event reporting systems with website resources Drug Therapy for common conditions like Arthritis, Hepatitis, Hypertension, and Diabetes Commonly used chemotherapy protocols for neoplasms, with web references