Presenting the most current, complete drug data in a concise, user-friendly format, this pocket-size reference is your essential guide to accurate, effective drug administration in the dental practice. 870 detailed monographs provide vital classifications, dosages, contraindications, side effects and precautions for each drug, as well as special considerations specific to dentistry. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new drugs recently approved by the FDA and details the most clinically significant drugs and interactions in dental practice to help ensure the best possible outcomes for your patients.

• Consistent, user-friendly monographs make it easy to find the information you need at a glance.
• Dental considerations for each drug help you use drugs most effectively and prevent dental complications.
• Drug interaction guidelines alert you to factors affecting successful drug administration and help you determine the best treatment options.
• Durable, pocket-size format provides portable reference for use whenever, wherever you need it.
• Companion CD helps you identify drug-related pathologic conditions with full-color illustrations and streamlines patient communication with hundreds of patient education data sheets in English and Spanish.
• Evolve Resources - Appendices from text, including: abbreviations, anesthetics, combination products, controlled substances, disorders and conditions. Medically compromised patients, therapeutic management of oral lesions, a list of all drugs in text, drugs of abuse, alternative medicine, a glosser of terms, a color pill atlas (illustrations), & updates.

Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions

Medically Compromised Patients

Individual Drug Monographs

Appendices

a. Abbreviations

b. Anesthetics

c. Combination Products

d. Controlled Substances

e. Disorders and Conditions

f. Drugs Causing Dry Mouth

g. Drugs That Affect Taste

h. Herbal and Nonherbal Remedies

i. Pregnancy and Pediatrics

j. Preventing Medication Errors and Improving Medication Safety

Generic and Trade Name Index

By Mosby