Nursing Drug hanbook 2006

tjusnjon · Sep 23, 2005

Which do you have? Springhouse, Saunders, Mosbys, so many to choose from! Thanks! :)

Saunders and Davis is Fabulous...Lippincotts is crap. cheers. :)

4quanyin · Sep 23, 2005

I use Davis' drug guide. I keep the book in my book bag. I have it on my PDA for clinicals. I have it on my computer at home. Overkill probably, but I always have one around. :rolleyes:

Achoo!, LPN · Sep 23, 2005

Oh that's another thing, PDA, eek!

Momto3andNurse2B · Sep 23, 2005

Davis drug guide- it was a requirement

Me too.

SCmomof3, RN · Sep 25, 2005

I prefer Mosby's because the drugs are listed by generic name in alphabetical order. Most of the other books have the drugs grouped by the category of drug they are generally assigned to. The problem I find with that is that not all drugs are used for one purpose. An example is the drug Topamax (generic name: topiramate) which is classified as an anticonvulsant. However, it is also given to prevent migraine headaches and I have also seen doctors prescribing it to control neuropathic pain in people with sciatica. Although all the books have an index in the back where you can look up the drug and find out where it is located in the book I prefer the Mosby's because I can find the drug alphabetically within the book itself without having to use up time finding it first in the index.

OT but I need to get some Topamax :) I get migraines AND suffer from sciatica :chuckle