Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, Sixteenth Edition delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan--well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.

Table of Contents

• HOW TO USE DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES
• EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS: Implications for Nurses
• Evidence-Based Practice and Its Importance in Pharmacology
• PHARMACOGENOMICS
• MEDICATION ERRORS: Improving Practices and Patient Safety
• DETECTING AND MANAGING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
• OVERVIEW OF RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS (REMS)
• SPECIAL DOSING CONSIDERATIONS
• The Pediatric Patient
• The Older Adult Patient
• The Patient of Reproductive Age
• Renal Impairment
• Hepatic Impairment
• Heart Failure
• Body Size
• Drug Interactions
• THE CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM
• EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT SAFE MEDICATION USE
• CLASSIFICATIONS
• Anti-Alzheimer's agents
• Antianemics
• Antianginals
• Antianxiety agents
• Antiarrhythmics
• Antiasthmatics
• Anticholinergics
• Anticoagulants
• Anticonvulsants
• Antidepressants
• Antidiabetics
• Antidiarrheals
• Antiemetics
• Antifungals
• Antihistamines
• Antihypertensives
• Anti-infectives
• Antineoplastics
• Antiparkinson agents
• Antiplatelet agents
• Antipsychotics
• Antipyretics
• Antiretrovirals
• Antirheumatics
• Antituberculars
• Antiulcer agents
• Antivirals
• Beta blockers
• Bone resorption inhibitors
• Bronchodilators
• Calcium channel blockers
• Central nervous system stimulants
• Corticosteroids
• Diuretics
• Hormones
• Immunosuppressants
• Laxatives
• Lipid lowering agents
• Minerals/electrolytes/pH modifiers
• Natural/Herbal Products
• Nonopioid analgesics
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
• Opioid analgesics
• Sedative/hypnotics
• Skeletal muscle relaxants
• Thrombolytics
• Vaccines/immunizing agents
• Vascular headache suppressants
• Vitamins
• Weight control agents
• DRUG MONOGRAPHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY GENERIC NAME
• abacavir (ah-back-ah-veer)
• abacavir/dolutegravir/ lamivudine (ah-back-ah-veer/doe-loo-teg-ra-vir/la-mi-vyoo-deen)
• abemaciclib (a-bem-a-sye-klib)
• abiraterone (a-bi-ra-te-rone)
• acetaminophen (oral, rectal) (a-seet-a-min-oh-fen)
• acetylcysteine (a-se-teel-sis-teen)
• aclidinium (a-kli-din-ee-um)
• acyclovir (ay-sye-kloe-veer)
• adalimumab (a-da-li-mu-mab) Amjevita, Humira
• adenosine (a-den-oh-seen)
• ado-trastuzumab (ado tras-too-zoo-mab)
• afatinib (a-fa-ti-nib)
• albuterol (al-byoo-ter-ole)
• alectinib (al-ekti-nib)
• alendronate (a-len-drone-ate) Binosto, Fosamax
• alfuzosin (al-fyoo-zo-sin)
• alirocumab (a-li-roe-kyoo-mab) Praluent
• allopurinol (al-oh-pure-i-nole) Aloprim, Lopurin, Zyloprim
• almotriptan (al-moe-trip-tan)
• alogliptin (al-oh-glip-tin)
• ALPRAZolam (al-pray-zoe-lam)
• aluminum hydroxide
• amifostine (a-mi-fos-teen)
• aminocaproic acid (a-mee-noe-ka-pro-ik a-sid)
• AMINOGLYCOSIDES
• amiodarone (am-ee-oh-da-rone)
• amitriptyline (a-mee-trip-ti-leen)
• amLODIPine (am-loe-di-peen)
• amoxicillin (a-mox-i-sill-in)
• amoxicillin/clavulanate (a-mox-i-sill-in/klav-yoo-lan-ate)
• amphetamine mixtures (am-fet-a-meen)
• ADHD
• amphotericin B deoxycholate (am-foe-ter-i-sin)
• amphotericin B lipid complex
• amphotericin B liposome
• ampicillin (am-pi-sil-in)
• ampicillin/sulbactam (am-pi-sil-in/sul-bak-tam)
• anastrozole (a-nass-troe-zole)
• ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
• ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
• anidulafungin (a-ni-du-la-fun-gin)
• ANTIFUNGALS (TOPICAL)
• ketoconazole (kee-toe-koe-na-zole)
• ANTIFUNGALS (VAGINAL)
• apixaban (a-pix-a-ban) Eliquis
• aprepitant (oral) (a-prep-i-tant)
• argatroban (ar-gat-tro-ban)
• ARIPiprazole (a-ri-pip-ra-zole) Ability, Ability Maintena, Aristada
• asenapine (a-sen-a-peen)
• asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (a-spare-a-ji-nase)
• aspirin (as-pir-in) acetylsalicylic acid, Acuprin, ASA, Asaphen, Aspergum, Aspir-Low, Aspirtab, Bayer Aspirin, Bayer Timed-Release Arthritic Pain Formula, Easprin, Ecotrin, 8-Hour Bayer Timed-Release, Empirin, Entrophen, Halfprin, Healthprin, Lowprin, Norwich Aspirin, Novasen, Rivasa, Sloprin, St. Joseph Adult Chewable Aspirin, Therapy Bayer, ZORprin
• atazanavir (a-ta-zan-a-veer) Reyataz
• atenolol (a-ten-oh-lole)
• atezolizumab (a-te-zoe-liz-ue-mab)
• atomoxetine (a-to-mox-e-teen)
• atovaquone (a-toe-va-kwone)
• atropine† (at-ro-peen)
• avanafil (av-an-a-fil)
• azaTHIOprine (ay-za-thye-oh-preen)
• azithromycin (aye-zith-roe-mye-sin)
• aztreonam (az-tree-oh-nam)
• baclofen (bak-loe-fen)
• basiliximab (ba-sil-ix-i-mab) Simulect
• becaplermin (be-kap-lerm-in)
• belatacept (be-lat-a-sept) Nulojix
• belimumab (be-li-moo-mab) Benlysta
• benztropine (benz-troe-peen)
• betrixaban (be-trix-a-ban)
• bevacizumab (be-va-siz-uh-mab)
• bezlotoxumab (bez-loe-tox-ue-mab)
• bicalutamide (bye-ka-loot-a-mide)
• bisacodyl (bis-a-koe-dill) Bisac-Evac, Bisacolax, Biscolax, Carter's Little Pills, Codulax, Correctol, Dacodyl, Doxidan, Dulcolax, ExLax Ultra, Femilax, Fleet Laxative, Soflax-Ex
• bisoprolol (bis-oh-proe-lol)
• bivalirudin (bi-val-i-roo-din)
• bleomycin (blee-oh-mye-sin)
• bortezomib (bor-tez-o-mib)
• brentuximab (bren-tux-i-mab)
• brexpiprazole (brex-pip-ra-zole)
• brigatinib (bri-ga-ti-nib)
• brivaracetam (briv-a-ra-se-tam)
• brodalumab (broe-dal-ue-mab)
• bumetanide (byoo-met-a-nide)
• buprenorphine (byoo-pre-nor-feen)
• buPROPion (byoo-proe-pee-on) Aplenzin, Forfivo XL, Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban
• bupropion/naltrexone (byoo-proe-pee-on nal-trex-one)
• busPIRone (byoo-spye-rone)
• busulfan (byoo-sul-fan)
• cabazitaxel (ka-ba-zi-tax-el)
• cabergoline (ka-ber-goe-leen)
• CALCITONIN
• CALCIUM SALTS
• canagliflozin (kan-a-gli-floe-zin)
• cangrelor (kan-grel-or)
• capecitabine (ka-pe-site-a-been)
• capsaicin (kap-say-sin) Capzasin-HP, Capzasin-P, DiabetAid Pain and Tingling Relief, Qutenza, Salonpas Hot, Zostrix Diabetic Foot Pain, Zostrix, Zostrix-HP
• carBAMazepine (kar-ba-maz-e-peen)
• carbidopa/levodopa (kar-bi-doe-pa/lee-voe-doe-pa)
• CARBOplatin (kar-boe-pla-tin)
• cariprazine (kar-ip-ra-zeen)
• carisoprodol (kar-i-sop-roe-dole)
• carvedilol (kar-ve-di-lole) Coreg, Coreg CR
• caspofungin (kas-po-fun-gin) Cancidas
• cefepime (seff-e-peem)
• ceftaroline (sef-tar-oh-leen)
• ceftazidime/avibactam (sef-tay-zi-deem/tay-zoe-bak-tam)
• ceftolozane/tazobactam (sef-tol-o-zane/taz-oh-bak-tam)
• celecoxib (sel-e-kox-ib)
• CEPHALOSPORINS – FIRST GENERATION
• CEPHALOSPORINS – SECOND GENERATION
• CEPHALOSPORINS – THIRD GENERATION
• ceritinib (se-ri-ti-nib) Zykadia
• certolizumab (ser-toe-liz-u-mab)
• cetirizine (se-ti-ra-zeen)
• cetuximab (se-tux-i-mab)
• cilostazol (sil-os-tah-zol)
• cinacalcet (sin-a-kal-set) Sensipar
• CISplatin (sis-pla-tin)
• citalopram (si-tal-oh-pram) CeleXA
• clarithromycin (kla-rith-roe-mye-sin)
• clindamycin (klin-da-mye-sin)
• clonazePAM (kloe-na-ze-pam)
• cloNIDine (klon-i-deen)
• Clopidogrel (kloh-pid-oh-grel)
• clotrimazole
• cobimetinib (koe-bi-me-ti-nib)
• codeine (koe-deen)
• colchicine (kol-chi-seen)
• colesevelam (koe-le-sev-e-lam)
• conivaptan (con-i-vap-tan) Vaprisol
• CONTRACEPTIVES, HORMONAL MONOPHASIC ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
• BIPHASIC ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
• TRIPHASIC ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
• EXTENDED-CYCLE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
• PROGESTIN-ONLY ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
• CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT
• EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE
• INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE
• INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE
• VAGINAL RING CONTRACEPTIVE
• TRANSDERMAL CONTRACEPTIVE
• CORTICOSTEROIDS (INHALATION)
• CORTICOSTEROIDS (NASAL)
• CORTICOSTEROIDS (SYSTEMIC)
• CORTICOSTEROIDS (TOPICAL/ LOCAL)
• crizotinib (kriz-oh-ti-nib)
• cyclobenzaprine (sye-kloe-ben-za-preen)
• cyclophosphamide (sye-kloe-fos-fa-mide)
• cycloSPORINE† (sye-kloe-spor-een)
• cytarabine (sye-tare-a-been) cytosine arabinoside, Cytosar, Cytesar-U
• dabigatran (da-bi-gat-ran)
• dabrafenib (da-braf-e-nib)
• dacarbazine (da-kar-ba-zeen)
• daclatasvir (da-kla-tass-veer)
• dalbavancin (dal-ba-van-sin)
• dalfampridine (dal-fam-pri-deen)
• dantrolene (dan-troe-leen)
• DAPTOmycin (dap-to-mye-sin)
• darbepoetin (dar-be-poh-e-tin)
• darifenacin (dar-i-fen-a-sin)
• darunavir (da-ru-na-veer) Prezista
• DAUNOrubicin hydrochloride (daw-noe-roo-bi-sin hye-dro- klor-ide)
• deferoxamine (de-fer-ox-a-meen)
• degarelix (deg-a-rel-ix)
• denosumab (de-no-su-mab)
• desipramine (dess-ip-ra-meen)
• desmopressin (des-moe-press-in)
• desvenlafaxine (des-ven-la-fax-een)
• dexlansoprazole (dex-lan-soe-pra-zole)
• dexmedetomidine (dex-me-de-to-mi-deen)
• dexrazoxane (dex-ra-zox-ane) Totect, Zinecard
• dextromethorphan (dex-troe-meth-or-fan)
• diazePAM (dye-az-e-pam) Diastat, Valium
• DICLOFENAC† (dye-kloe-fen-ak)
• digoxin (di-jox-in)
• dilTIAZem (dil-tye-a-zem)
• dimethyl fumarate (dye-meth-il fue-ma-rate)
• dinoprostone (dye-noe-prost-one)
• dinutuximab (di-noo-tux-i-mab)
• diphenhydrAMINE (oral, parenteral) (dye-fen-hye-dra-meen)
• DIURETICS (POTASSIUMSPARING)
• DIURETICS (THIAZIDE)
• DOBUTamine (doe-byoo-ta-meen)
• DOCEtaxel (doe-se-tax-el)
• DOCUSATE (dok-yoo-sate)
• dofetilide (doe-fet-il-ide) Tikosyn
• dolasetron (dol-a-se-tron)
• dolutegravir (doe-loo-teg-ra-vir)
• donepezil (doe-nep-i-zill)
• DOPamine (dope-a-meen)
• doxazosin (dox-ay-zoe-sin)
• DOXOrubicin (dox-oh-roo-bi-sin)
• DOXOrubicin, liposomal (dox-oh-roo-bi-sin lye-poe-sohmal)
• doxylamine/pyridoxine (dox-il-a-meen peer-ih-dox-een)
• dronedarone (droe-ned-a-rone)
• dulaglutide (doo-la-gloo-tide)
• DULoxetine (do-lox-e-teen) Cymbalta
• dutasteride (doo-tas-te-ride)
• edaravone (e-dar-a-vone)
• edoxaban (e-dox-a-ban)
• efavirenz (e-fav-e-renz)
• elbasvir/grazoprevir (elb-as-vir/graz-oh-pre-vir)
• elvitegravir/cobicistat/
• elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (el-vi-teg-ra-vir/koe-bik-i-stat/emtrye-sye-ta-been/ten-of-oh-virala-fen-a-mide)
• empagliflozin (em-pag-gli-floe-zin)
• emtricitabine (em-tri-si-ti-been)
• emtricitabine/rilpivirine/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (em-tri-sye-ti-been/ril-pi-vir-een/te-noe-fo-veer)
• enasidinib (en-a-sid-a-nib)
• entacapone (en-tak-a-pone) Comtan
• entecavir (en-tek-aveer)
• enzalutamide (en-za-loo-ta-mide)
• EPINEPHrine (ep-i-nef-rin) Adrenaclick, Adrenalin, Allerject, Anapen, Anapen Junior, AsthmaNefrin, Auvi-Q, EpiPen, S-2 (racepinephrine), Twin Ject
• epiRUBicin (ep-i-roo-bi-sin)
• eplerenone (e-ple-re-none)
• epoetin (e-poe-e-tin)
• eptifibatide (ep-ti-fib-a-tide) Integrilin
• ergocalciferol
• ertapenem (er-ta-pen-em)
• ERYTHROMYCIN† (eh-rith-roe-mye-sin)
• escitalopram (ess-sit-al-o-pram)
• esmolol (es-moe-lol)
• esomeprazole (es-oh-mep-ra-zole)
• ESTRADIOL (es-tra-dye-ole) Estrace
• estrogens, conjugated (equine) (ess-troe-jenz con-joo-gae-ted)
• eszopiclone (es-zop-i-klone)
• etanercept (e-tan-er-sept)
• ethambutol (e-tham-byoo-tole)
• etodolac (ee-toe-doe-lak)
• everolimus (e-ver-oh-li-mus)
• evolocumab (e-vo-lo-kyoo-mab)
• exemestane (ex-e-mes-tane)
• exenatide (ex-en-a-tide)
• ezetimibe (e-zet-i-mibe)
• famciclovir (fam-sye-kloe-veer)
• febuxostat (fe-bux-o-stat)
• felodipine (fe-loe-di-peen)
• fenofibrate (fen-o-fi-brate)
• fenofibric acid (feen-oh-fye-brik as-id)
• fentaNYL (parenteral) (fen-ta-nil)
• fentaNYL (transdermal) (fen-ta-nil)
• FENTANYL (transmucosal) (fen-ta-nil)
• ferric citrate (fe-rik si-trate)
• fesoterodine (fee-soe-ter-o-deen)
• fexofenadine (fex-oh-fen-a-deen)
• fidaxomicin (fi-dax-oh-mye-sin)
• filgrastim (fil-gra-stim)
• finasteride (fi-nas-teer-ide)
• fingolimod (fin-go-li-mod)
• flibanserin (fliban-ser-in)
• fluconazole (floo-kon-a-zole)
• fludrocortisone (floo-droe-kor-ti-sone)
• flumazenil (flu-maz-e-nil)
• FLUOROQUINOLONES (floor-oh-kwin-oh-lones)
• fluorouracil (flure-oh-yoor-a-sill)
• FLUoxetine (floo-ox-uh-teen)
• fluvoxaMINE (floo-voks-a-meen)
• fondaparinux (fon-da-par-i-nux)
• formoterol (for-mo-te-role)
• foscarnet (foss-kar-net)
• fosphenytoin (foss-fen-i-toyn)
• frovatriptan (froe-va-trip-tan)
• furosemide (fur-oh-se-mide)
• gabapentin (ga-ba-pen-tin)
• galantamine (ga-lant-a-meen)
• ganciclovir (gan-sye-kloe-vir)
• gefitinib (je-fit-in-ib) Iressa
• gemcitabine (jem-site-a-been)
• gemfibrozil (gem-fye-broe-zil)
• glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (glek-a-pre-vir/pi-brent-as-vir)
• glucagon (gloo-ka-gon)
• glycopyrrolate (glye-koe-pye-roe-late)
• golimumab (go-li-mu-mab)
• goserelin (goe-se-rel-lin)
• granisetron (gra-nees-e-tron)
• guaiFENesin (gwye-fen-e-sin)
• guanFACINE (gwahn-fa-seen)
• haloperidol (ha-loe-per-i-dole)
• heparin (hep-a-rin)
• HEPARINS (LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT)
• HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS
• HMG-CoA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS (statins)
• HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE (hyoo-man pa-pil-lo-ma)
• hydrALAZINE (hye-dral-a-zeen)
• hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate (hye-dral-a-zeen eye-so-sor-bide di-ni-trate)
• HYDROcodone (hye-droe-koe-done)
• HYDROcodone/acetaminophen
• HYDROcodone/ibuprofen
• HYDROmorphone (hye-droe-mor-fone)
• hydroxychloroquine (hye-drox-ee-klor-oh-kwin)
• hydroxyprogesterone caproate (hye-drox-ee-pro-jess-te-rone kap-roe-ate)
• ibandronate (i-ban-dro-nate)
• ibuprofen
• ibuprofen (injection)
• idaruCIZUmab (eye-da-roo-siz-ue-mab)
• ifosfamide (eye-foss-fam-ide)
• iloperidone (eye-loe-per-i-done)
• imatinib (i-mat-i-nib)
• imipenem/cilastatin (i-me-pen-em/sye-la-stat-in)
• imipramine (im-ip-ra-meen)
• indacaterol (in-da-kat-e-role)
• indomethacin (in-doe-meth-a-sin)
• inFLIXimab (in-flix-i-mab)
• insulin degludec (in-soo-lin deg-lu-dek)
• INSULIN (mixtures) (in-su-lin)
• NPH insulin (isophane insulin suspension)
• insulin, regular (injection, concentrated) (in-su-lin)
• INSULINS (long-acting) (in-su-lin)
• INSULINS (rapid acting) (in-su-lin)
• INTERFERONS, BETA (in-ter-feer-on)
• ipilimumab (i-pil-li-moo-mab) Yervoy
• ipratropium (i-pra-troe-pee-um)
• irinotecan (eye-ri-noe-tee-kan)
• IRON SUPPLEMENTS
• isavuconazonium (eye-sa-vue-kon-a-zoe-nee-um)
• isoniazid (eye-soe-nye-a-zid)
• ISOSORBIDE
• ISOtretinoin (eye-soe-tret-i-noyn)
• ivabradine (eye-vab-ra-deen) Corlanor, Lancora
• ivacaftor/lumacaftor (eye-va-kaf-tor/loo-ma-kaf-tor)
• ixabepilone (icks-a-bep-i-lone)
• ixazomib (ix-az-oh-mib)
• ixekizumab (ix-ee-kiz-ue-mab) Taltz
• ketoprofen (kee-toe-proe-fen)
• ketorolac† (kee-toe-role-ak)
• labetalol (la-bet-a-lole)
• lacosamide (la-kose-a-mide)
• lactulose (lak-tyoo-lose)
• lamiVUDine (la-mi-vyoo-deen)
• lamoTRIgine (la-moe-tri-jeen) LaMICtal, LaMICtal CD, LaMICtal ODT, LaMICtal XR
• lansoprazole (lan-soe-pra-zole) Prevacid, Prevacid 24 Hr, Prevacid SoluTab
• lanthanum carbonate (lan-than-um)
• lapatinib (la-pat-i-nib)
• ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (led-i-pas-vir/soe-fos-bue-vir)
• leflunomide (le-flu-noe-mide)
• lenalidomide (le-na-lid-o-mide)
• lenvatinib (len-va-ti-nib)
• letrozole (let-roe-zole)
• leucovorin calcium (loo-koe-vor-in)
• leuprolide (loo-proe-lide)
• levalbuterol (leev-al-byoo-ter-ole)
• levETIRAcetam (le-ve-teer-a-se-tam)
• levomilnacipran (lee-voe-mil-na-si-pran)
• levothyroxine (lee-voe-thye-rox-een)
• LIDOCAINE
• lidocaine/prilocaine (lye-doe-kane/pri-loe-kane)
• linagliptin (lin-a-glip-tin)
• lindane (lin-dane)
• linezolid (li-nez-o-lid)
• liraglutide (lir-a-gloo-tide)
• lithium (lith-ee-um)
• lixisenatide (lix-i-sen-a-tide)
• loperamide (loe-per-a-mide)
• lopinavir/ritonavir (loe-pin-a-veer/ri-toe-na-veer)
• loratadine (lor-a-ta-deen) Alavert Allergy 24 Hour, Alavert Children's Allergy, Claritin, Claritin 24- Hour Allergy, Claritin Children's Allergy, Claritin Liqui–Gels 24-Hour Allergy, Claritin Reditabs 24 Hour Allergy, Loradamed, Tavist ND Allergy
• LORazepam (lor-az-e-pam)
• lorcaserin (lor-ca-ser-in)
• lurasidone (loo-ras-i-done)
• MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINUM SALTS
• (mag-al-drate)
• MAGNESIUM SALTS (ORAL)
• magnesium sulfate (IV, parenteral) (9.9% Mg; 8.1 mEq Mg/g) (mag-nee-zhum sul-fate)
• mannitol (man-i-tol)
• meclizine (mek-li-zeen) Antivert, Bonine, Dramamine Less Drowsy Formula
• medroxyPROGESTERone† (me-drox-ee-proe-jess-te-rone)
• megestrol (me-jess-trole)
• meloxicam (me-lox-i-kam)
• melphalan (mel-fa-lan)
• memantine (me-man-teen)
• meperidine (me-per-i-deen)
• meropenem (mer-oh-pen-nem)
• meropenem/vaborbactam
• mesalamine (me-sal-a-meen)
• mesna (mes-na)
• metaxalone (me-tax -a-lone) Skelaxin
• metFORMIN (met-for-min) Fortamet, Glucophage, Glucophage XR, Glumetza, Glycon, Riomet
• methadone (meth-a-done)
• methIMAzole (meth-im-a-zole) Tapazole
• methocarbamol (meth-oh-kar-ba-mole)
• methotrexate (meth-o-trex-ate)
• methyldopa (meth-ill-doe-pa)
• methylergonovine (meth-ill-er-goe-noe-veen)
• methylnaltrexone (me-thil-nal-trex-one)
• methylphenidate (oral) (meth-ill-fen-i-date)
• metoclopramide (met-oh-kloe-pra-mide)
• metOLazone (me-tole-a-zone)
• metoprolol (me-toe-proe-lole)
• metroNIDAZOLE (me-troe-ni-da-zole)
• micafungin (my-ka-fun-gin) Mycamine
• miconazole
• midostaurin (mye-doe-staw-rin)
• miFEPRIStone (mi-fe-priss-tone)
• milnacipran (mil-na-sip-ran)
• milrinone (mill-ri-none) Primacor
• mirabegron (mye-ra-beg-ron)
• mirtazapine (meer-taz-a-peen) Remeron, Remeron RD, Remeron SolTab
• miSOPROStol (mye-soe-prost-ole)
• mitoMYcin (mye-toe-mye-sin)
• mitoXANTRONE (mye-toe-zan-trone)
• modafinil (mo-daf-i-nil)
• montelukast (mon-te-loo-kast)
• morphine (mor-feen)
• mupirocin (myoo-peer-oh-sin)
• mycophenolate mofetil (mye-koe-fee-noe-late moe-fe-til) CellCept
• nadolol (nay-doe-lole)
• nafarelin (na-fare-e-lin)
• nalbuphine (nal-byoo-feen)
• naldemedine (nal-dem-e-deen)
• naloxegol (nal-ox-ee-gol) Movantik
• naloxone (nal-ox-one) Evzio, Narcan
• naproxen (na-prox-en)
• naratriptan (nar-a-trip-tan)
• nebivolol (ne-bi-vi-lole) Bystolic
• neratinib (ne-ra-ti-nib)
• netupitant/palonosetron (ne-too-pi-tant/pa-lone-o-se-tron)
• niacin (nye-a-sin)
• niCARdipine (nye-kar-di-peen)
• NICOTINE (nik-o-teen)
• NIFEdipine (nye-fed-i-peen) Adalat CC, Adalat XL, Afeditab CR, Procardia, Procardia XL
• nilotinib (ni-lo-ti-nib)
• niMODipine (nye-moe-di-peen)
• niraparib (nye-rap-a-rib)
• nitrofurantoin (nye-troe-fyoor-an-toyn)
• NITROGLYCERIN (nye-tro-gli-ser-in)
• nitroprusside (nye-troe-pruss-ide)
• nivolumab (nye-vol-ue-mab)
• norepinephrine (nor-ep-i-nef-rin)
• nortriptyline (nor-trip-ti-leen)
• nystatin (nye-stat-in) Mycostatin, Nadostine, Nilstat, PMS-Nystatin
• ocrelizumab (ok-re-liz-ue-mab) Ocrevus
• octreotide (ok-tree-oh-tide)
• OLANZapine (oh-lan-za-peen) ZyPREXA, ZyPREXA Intramuscular, ZyPREXA Relprevv, ZyPREXA Zydis
• olaparib (oh-lap-a-rib)
• olodaterol (oh-loh-dat-er-ole)
• olsalazine (ole-sal-a-zeen)
• ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (om-bit-as-vir/par-i-ta-pre-vir/ri-toe-na-vir)
• ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ ritonavir/dasabuvir (om-bit-as-vir/par-i-ta-pre-vir/ri-toe-na-vir/da-sa-bue-vir)
• omega-3-acid ethyl esters (ohme-ga three as-id eth-il esters)
• omeprazole (o-mep-ra-zole) Losec, Olex, PriLOSEC, PriLOSEC OTC
• ondansetron (on-dan-se-tron)
• oritavancin (oh-rit-a-van-sin) Orbactiv
• oseltamivir (o-sel-tam-i-vir)
• osimertinib (oh-si-mer-ti-nib)
• ospemifene (ospem-i-feen)
• oxaliplatin (ox-a-li-pla-tin)
• oxazepam (ox-az-e-pam) Novoxapam, Oxpam, Serax
• OXcarbazepine (ox-kar-baz-e-peen)
• OXYBUTYNIN (ox-i-byoo-ti-nin)
• oxyCODONE (ox-i-koe-done) Oxaydo, OxyCONTIN, Oxy IR, OxyNEO, Roxicodone, Roxybond, Troxyca ER, Xtampza ER, Supeudol
• oxytocin (ox-i-toe-sin)
• PACLitaxel (pak-li-tax-el)
• PACLitaxel protein-bound particles (albumin-bound)
• palbociclib (pal-bo-si-klib)
• palifermin (pa-liff-er-min)
• paliperidone (pa-li-per-i-done)
• palonosetron (pa-lone-o-se-tron)
• pamidronate (pa-mid-roe-nate)
• pancrelipase (pan-kre-li-pase) Cotazym, Creon, Pancrease MT, Pancreaze, Pertyze, Ultresa, Viokace, Zenpep
• pancuronium (pan-cure-oh-nee-yum)
• panitumumab (pan-i-tu-mu-mab)
• pantoprazole (pan-toe-pra-zole)
• PARoxetine hydrochloride (par-ox-e-teen)
• patiromer (pa-tir-oh-mer) Veltassa
• PAZOPanib (pah-zoe-puh-nib)
• pegaspargase (peg-ass-par-jase)
• pegfilgrastim (peg-fil-gra-stim)
• peginterferon beta-1a (peg-in-ter-feer-on bay-ta)
• pegloticase (peg-loe-ti-kase)
• pembrolizumab (pem-broe-li-zoo-mab)
• PEMEtrexed (pe-me-trex-ed)
• PENICILLINS (pen-l-sill-ins)
• PENICILLINS, PENICILLINASE RESISTANT
• pentamidine (pen-tam-i-deen)
• pentosan (pen-toe-san)
• perampanel (per-am-pa-nel)
• permethrin (per-meth-rin)
• pertuzumab (per-tue-zue-mab)
• phenazopyridine (fen-az-oh-peer-i-deen)
• PHENobarbital (fee-noe-bar-bi-tal)
• phentermine/topiramate (fen-ter-meen/toe-pyre-a-mate)
• phenylephrine (fen-il-eff-rin)
• henytoin (fen-i-toyn)
• phosphate/biphosphate (foss-fate/bye-foss -fate)
• phytonadione (fye-toe-na-dye-one)
• pilocarpine (oral)† (pye-loe-kar-peen)
• pimavanserin (pim-a-van-ser-in)
• pimecrolimus (pi-me-cro-li-mus)
• pioglitazone (pi-o-glit-a-zone)
• piperacillin/tazobactam (pi-per-a-sill-in/tay-zoe-bak-tam)
• plecanatide (ple-kan-a-tide)
• polyethylene glycol (po-lee-eth-e-leen glye-kole)
• posaconazole (po-sa-kon-a-zole)
• potassium and sodium phosphates (po-tas-e-um/soe-dee-um fossfates)
• POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS (poe-tass-ee-um)
• pramipexole (pra-mi-pex-ole)
• prasugrel (pra-soo-grel)
• prazosin (pra-zoe-sin)
• pregabalin (pre-gab-a-lin)
• prochlorperazine (proe-klor-pair-a-zeen)
• progesterone (proe-jess-te-rone)
• promethazine (proe-meth-a-zeen)
• propofol (proe-poe-fol)
• propranolol (proe-pran-oh-lole)
• propylthiouracil (proe-pill-thye-oh-yoor-a-sill)
• protamine sulfate (proe-ta-meen)
• pseudoephedrine (soo-doe-e-fed-rin)
• pyrazinamide (peer-a-zin-a-mide)
• pyridostigmine (peer-id-oh-stig-meen)
• pyridoxine (peer-i-dox-een) Neuro-K-250 TD, Neuro-K-250 Vitamin B6, Neuro-K-50, Neuro-K-500, Pyri 500, vitamin B6
• QUEtiapine (kwet-eye-a-peen) SEROquel, SEROquel XR
• quinupristin/dalfopristin (kwin-oo-pris-tin/dal-foe-pris-tin)
• RABEprazole (ra-bep-ra-zole)
• raloxifene (ra-lox-i-feen)
• raltegravir (ral-teg-ra-veer)
• ramelteon (ra-mel-tee-on)
• ramucirumab (ra-mue-sir-ue-mab)
• ranolazine (ra-nole-a-zeen)
• rasagiline (ra-za-ji-leen)
• rasburicase (ras-byoor-i-case)
• regorafenib (re-goe-raf-e-nib)
• Rho(D) IMMUNE GLOBULIN (arr aych oh dee im-yoon glob – yoo-lin)
• ribociclib (rye-boe-sye-klib)
• rifabutin (riff-a-byoo-tin)
• rifAMPin (rif-am-pin)
• rifAXIMin (ri-fax-i-min)
• rilpivirine (ril-pi-vir-een) Edurant
• risedronate (riss-ed-roe-nate)
• risperiDONE (riss-per-i-done)
• ritonavir (ri-toe-na-veer)
• riTUXimab (ri-tux-i-mab)
• rivaroxaban (ri-va-rox-a-ban) Xarelto
• rivastigmine (rye-va-stig-meen)
• rizatriptan (riz-a-trip-tan)
• rolapitant (rol-ap-i-tant)
• rOPINIRole (roe-pin-i-role)
• rucaparib (roo-kap-a-rib)
• sacubitril/valsartan (sa-ku-bi-tril/val-sar-tan)
• safinamide (sa-fin-a-mide)
• salmeterol (sal-me-te-role) Serevent Diskhaler Disk, Serevent Diskus
• sarilumab (sar-il-ue-mab) Kevzara
• SAXagliptin (sax-a-glip-tin)
• scopolamine (scoe-pol-a-meen)
• selegiline (se-le-ji-leen)
• selegiline transdermal (se-le-ji-leen)
• sennosides (sen-oh-sides) Black-Draught, Ex-Lax, Ex-Lax Chocolated, Fletchers’ Castoria, Maximum Relief Ex-Lax, Sena-Gen, Senexon, Senokot, SenokotXTRA
• sertraline (ser-tra-leen)
• sevelamer (se-vel-a-mer) Renagel, Renvela
• sildenafil (sil-den-a-fil)
• silodosin (si-lo-do-sin)
• simeprevir (sim-e-pre-vir)
• sirolimus (sir-oh-li-mus)
• SITagliptin (sit-a-glip-tin)
• sodium bicarbonate (soe-dee-um bye-kar-boe-nate)
• sodium citrate and citric acid (soe-dee-um sye-trate and sit-rik as-id)
• sodium polystyrene sulfonate (soe-dee-um po-lee-stye-reen sulfon-ate)
• sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (soe-fos-bue-vir/vel-pat-as-vir)
• solifenacin (so-li-fen-a-sin)
• sotalol (soe-ta-lole)
• sucralfate (soo-kral-fate)
• sulfaSALAzine (sul-fa-sal-a-zeen)
• SULFONYLUREAS
• glipiZIDE (glip-i-zide)
• SUMAtriptan (soo-ma-trip-tan) Imitrex, imitrex DF, Imitrex STAT- dose, Onzetra Xsail, Sumavel DosePro, Zembrace SymTouch
• SUNItinib (su-ni-ti-nib) Sutent
• suvorexant (soo-voe-rex-ant) Belsomra
• TACROLIMUS
• tadalafil (ta-da-la-fil)
• tamoxifen (ta-mox-i-fen)
• tamsulosin (tam-soo-loe-sin)
• tapentadol (ta-pen-ta-dol)
• tedizolid (ted-eye-zoe-lid)
• telavancin (tel-a-van-sin) Vibativ
• temazepam (tem-az-a-pam) Restoril
• tenofovir alafenamide (te-noe-fo-veeral-a-fen-a-mide)
• terazosin (ter-ay-zoe-sin)
• terbutaline (ter-byoo-ta-leen)
• teriflunomide (ter-i-floo-noe-mide)
• tesamorelin (tess-a-moe-rel-in)
• TESTOSTERONE (tess-toss-te-rone)
• TETRACYCLINES
• thalidomide (tha-lid-oh-mide)
• thiamine (thye-a-min)
• THROMBOLYTIC AGENTS
• tiaGABine (tye-a-ga-been)
• ticagrelor (tye-ka-grel-or)
• tigecycline (tye-gi-sye-kleen)
• tiotropium (tye-o-trope-ee-yum)
• tirofiban (tye-roe-fye-ban)
• tocilizumab (toe-si-liz-oo-mab) Actemra
• tofacitinib (toe-fa-sye-ti-nib)
• tolcapone (tole-ka-pone)
• tolterodine (tol-ter-oh-deen)
• tolvaptan (tol-vap-tan)
• topiramate (toe-peer-i-mate)
• topotecan (toe-poe-tee-kan)
• torsemide (tore-se-mide)
• traMADol (tra-ma-dol) ConZip, Durela, Ralivia, Tridural, Ultram, Ultram ER, Zytram XL
• trastuzumab (traz-too-zoo-mab)
• traZODone (traz-oh-done)
• triazolam (trye-az-oh-lam) Halcion
• trifluridine/tipiracil (tri-floo-ri-deen/ti-peer-a-sil)
• trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (trye-meth-oh-prim/sul-fa-meth-ox-a-zole)
• umeclidinium (ue-mek-li-din-ee-um)
• valACYclovir (val-ay-sye-kloe-veer)
• valbenazine (val-ben-a-zeen)
• valGANciclovir (val-gan-sye-kloe-veer)
• VALPROATES
• vancomycin (van-koe-mye-sin)
• vandetanib (van-det-a-nib)
• vardenafil (var-den-a-fil)
• varenicline (ver-en-i-cline)
• vasopressin (vay-soe-press-in)
• vedolizumab (ve-doe-liz-yoo-mab)
• vemurafenib (vem-u-raf-e-nib)
• venetoclax (ven-et-oh-klax)
• venlafaxine (ven-la-fax-een)
• verapamil (ver-ap-a-mil)
• vilazodone (vil-az-oh-done)
• vinBLAStine (vin-blass-teen)
• vinCRIStine (vin-kriss-teen)
• vinorelbine (vine-oh-rel-been)
• VITAMIN B12 PREPARATIONS
• VITAMIN D COMPOUNDS
• voriconazole (vor-i-kon-a-zole)
• warfarin (war-fa-rin)
• zaleplon (za-lep-lon)
• zidovudine (zye-doe-vue-deen)
• ziprasidone (zi-pra-si-done)
• ziv-aflibercept (ziv a-flib-er-sept)
• zoledronic acid (zoe-led-dron-ic as-id)
• ZOLMitriptan (zole-mi-trip-tan)
• zolpidem (zole-pi-dem)
• *Food delays peaklevels and effects.
• Drugs Approved in Canada
• alfacalcidol (al-fa kal-si-dol)
• bezafibrate (bezz-uh-fibe-rate) Bezalip SR
• buserelin (bue-se-rel-in)
• cannabidiol (ka-na-bi-dye-ole)
• cilazapril (sye-lay-za-pril)
• cloxacillin (klox-a-sill-in)
• cyproterone (sy-proete-rone)
• danaparoid (da-nap-a-roid)
• domperidone (dom-per-i-done)
• flupentixol (floo-pen-tiks-ol)
• fusidic acid (fyoo-sid-ikas-id)
• gliclazide (glik-la-zide)
• methotrimeprazine (meth-oh-try-mep-ra-zeen)
• moclobemide (moe-kloe-be-mide)
• pinaverium (pin-ah-veer-ee-um)
• prucalopride (proo-kal-o-pride)
• trimebutine (try-meh-boo-teen)
• zopiclone (zoe-pi-clone)
• zuclopenthixol (zoo-kloe-pen-thix-ole)
• Natural/Herbal Products
• aloe (al-oh)
• arnica (ar-ni-cuh)
• bilberry (bill-beh-ree)
• black cohosh (blak coe-hosh)
• chondroitin (konn-droy-tinn)
• dong quai (don kwi)
• echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) (ek-i-nay-sha)
• feverfew (fee-vurr-fyoo)
• garlic (gar-lik)
• ginger (Zingiber officinale) (jin-jer)
• ginkgo (ging-ko)
• ginseng (Panax ginseng) (jin-seng)
• glucosamine (glew-kos-ah-meen)
• grape seed extract (grayp seed ex-trakt)
• green tea (green tee)
• hawthorn (Crataegus Species) (haw-thorn)
• kava-kava (Piper Methysticum) (ka-va ka-va)
• milkthistle (milk this-ul)
• SAMe (sam-ee)
• saw palmetto (saw pal-met-toe)
• St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) (saynt jonz wort)
• valerian (vuh-lare-ee-en)
• MEDICATION SAFETY TOOLS
• PEDIATRIC INTRAVENOUS MEDICATION QUICK REFERENCE CHART
• BEERS CRITERIA
• DRUGS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF FALLS IN THE ELDERLY
• LIST OF CONFUSED DRUG NAMES
• DO NOT CRUSH!
• FDA-APPROVED LIST OF GENERIC DRUG NAMES WITH TALL MAN LETTERS
• ISMP LIST OF ADDITIONAL DRUG NAMES WITH TALL MAN LETTERS
• APPENDICES
• Appendix A. Recent Drug Approvals
• Appendix B. Combination Drugs
• Appendix C. Ophthalmic Medications
• Appendix D. Medication Administration Techniques
• Appendix E. Administering Medications to Children
• Appendix F. Formulas Helpful for Calculating Doses
• Appendix G. Pediatric Dosage Calculations
• Appendix H. Normal Values of Common Laboratory Tests
• Appendix I. Controlled Substances Schedules
• Appendix J. Equianalgesic Dosing Guidelines
• Appendix K. Food Sources for Specific Nutrients
• Appendix L. Insulins and Insulin Therapy
• Appendix M. Canadian and U.S. Pharmaceutical Practices
• Appendix N. Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations
• BIBLIOGRAPHY