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What’s New Version 5.9.1
Fully updated for 2026 with the latest drugs, dosing guidelines, high-alert safety warnings, and new FDA approvals. Over 1,000 drug entries with life-threatening reactions highlighted in bold. All content now optimized for mobile app quick-search and includes integrated nursing considerations.
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The 2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is a practical, comprehensive drug reference designed for both nursing students and practicing nurses. Written in clear, accessible language, it provides concise drug monographs organized alphabetically for over 1,000 medications, ensuring you can quickly find critical information before administering any drug. Each entry includes generic and trade names, pharmacologic and therapeutic classes, indications and dosages, detailed administration guidelines, onset/peak/duration, mechanism of action, contraindications, drug interactions, and adverse reactions. Special features include dedicated sections for pregnancy, lactation, and reproduction considerations, nursing considerations, and patient teaching points. The 2026 edition brings the handbook fully up-to-date with the latest FDA-approved drugs and guidelines, bolstering safe medication administration and patient care.
The 2026 Nurse's Drug Handbook is an up-to-date, practical, comprehensive and user-friendly drug reference guide for current nursing students and practicing nurses alike. Written in a straightforward style with approachable terminology, it offers concise and consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically from A–Z【30†L58-L61】. The 2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook ensures that all nurses, both new and experienced, can easily access accurate information they need before administering any medication, ensuring proper patient care and safety. The **2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbook** includes:
- Generic and trade names and, if applicable, alternative drug names
- Pharmacologic and therapeutic classes
- Indications and dosages (with dosage adjustments if applicable)
- Drug administration guidelines for each form of drug
- Onset, peak, and duration, along with half-life for each form of drug
- Mechanism of action
- Contraindications
- Interactions (drug–drug, drug–food, drug–natural products)
- Adverse drug reactions (with life-threatening ones **bolded**)【30†L58-L61】
- Childbearing considerations (pregnancy and lactation, and if applicable, labor/delivery and reproductive effects)
- Nursing considerations (with critical warnings highlighted)
- Patient teaching points (with safety warnings highlighted)
Take 2026 Nurse's Drug Handbook wherever you go with the convenient and easy-to-use app for Android and iPhone/iPad. (Subscription with free trial available.)
Content licensed from printed ISBN ISBN 10: 128431488X
Content licensed from printed ISBN ISBN 13: 9781284314885
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Author(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Version history 13 versions
Build 885614193v5.9.12026-05-13 18:56:48
Fully updated for 2026 with the latest drugs, dosing guidelines, high-alert safety warnings, and new FDA approvals. Over 1,000 drug entries with life-threatening reactions highlighted in bold. All content now optimized for mobile app quick-search and includes integrated nursing considerations.
Build 881478450v5.8.52026-01-14 15:40:56
- Minor Bug Fixes
Build 875669324v5.8.02025-09-05 21:46:21
- Minor Bug Fixes
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Build 873778901v5.7.12025-04-07 08:14:00
- Minor Bug Fixes
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Build 872374036v5.6.42025-02-20 10:15:03
New Nurse's Drug Handbook 2025 edition update with Generic and trade names, alternative drug names with UI-UX enhancement
Build 861977352v5.1.12024-01-03 06:50:53
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Experience the full power of having The Jones & Bartlett Learning Nurse’s Drug Handbook written by and for nurses that has been reviewed by experts in nursing and pharmacology in a mobile app, check out these feature releases:
- Read alerts under MedBeats relevant to your specialty
- Use "Spotlight Search" from Home screen
- Audio notes: to quickly record notes on the go
- Text notes: to record notes if you prefer
- Zoom in or out on images with pinch action
- Hotspot functionality with audio support
- Robust Indices for quick navigation like Image index & Table Index
- Smart search: search content for a term or topic to find information quickly
- History tracks your searches so you can revisit the topic when charting or care planning
- Bookmark topics that you frequently access
Build 845589458v5.0.62022-02-01 18:00:33
- Minor bug fixes.
Build 837022014v4.4.12020-08-25 15:24:35
Fixes related to connecting to iTunes for in-app purchases in iOS version 13.4 and above
Build 832544080v4.32019-11-26 18:26:56
New iOS related bug fixes
Build 827553283v3.2.72018-06-22 16:43:57
- iPhone X support
- UI/UX enhancement
- Minor bug fixes
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- iPhone X support
- UI/UX enhancement
- Spotlight search
- 3D Touch
- Minor bug fixes
Build 823964288v2.1.02017-11-08 21:26:18
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- UI/UX enhancements
- Bug fixes
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Fully updated for 2026 with the latest drugs, dosing guidelines, high-alert safety warnings, and new FDA approvals. Over 1,000 drug entries with life-threatenin
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""Try before you buy"" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App Purchase is required to unlock all content.
The 2026 Nurse’s Drug Handbo
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Easy-to-use nursing drug ref.
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Nurse’s Drug Handbook
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Fully updated for 2026 with the latest drugs, dosing guidelines, high-alert safety warnings, and new FDA approvals. Over 1,000 drug entries with life-threatening reactions highlighted in bold. All content now optimized for mobile app quick-
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New Nurse's Drug Handbook 2025 edition update with Generic and trade names, alternative drug names with UI-UX enhancement
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We want you to get notified about exclusive offers, promotions, and discounts. This updates does this directly through in-app notifications.
Experience the full power of having The Jones & Bartlett Learning Nurse’s Drug Handbook written by
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Fixes related to connecting to iTunes for in-app purchases in iOS version 13.4 and above
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