Davis's Drug Guide with Auto-Updates Powered by Unbound Medicine Authors: Judith Deglin, PharmD and April Vallerand, PhD, RN Publisher:

Winner! June 23, 2005

Davis's Drug Guide, the best-selling drug reference produced by F.A. Davis, is now delivered via Unbound Medicine's award-winning handheld platform. This comprehensive and up-to-date resource provides need-to-know information on thousand of brand name and generic drugs.

Via the Unbound™ platform, this leading drug reference will stay up to date simply by synchronizing your handheld. There is no need to download large installer files and re-install the entire application, as is required by other products. Instead, only new or changed medications will be sent to you quarterly, and they will be downloaded automatically the moment they become available!

• Nearly 1,600 monographs covering:
• More than 4600 trade and generic drugs
• More than 50 drug classes
• More than 700 combination drugs
• 30 of the most common herbal and natural products
• The latest FDA-approved medications
• Monographs include:
• Indications, Action, Pharmacokinetics, Contraindication/Precautions, Adverse Reactions/Side Effects, Interactions, Route/Dosage, Availability, Assessment, Potential Nursing Diagnoses, Implementation, Patient/Family Teaching, Evaluation
• IV information with dose; dilution; syringe/Y-site/additive/solution compatibility and incompatibility; rate; clinical precautions; direct IV; intermittent infusion; continuous infusion; life-span considerations; IV compatibility and incompatibility
• Dosing considerations for patients with renal or hepatic impairment
• Wholesale prices for the top 300 drugs
• Advanced PDA features
• Free, quarterly updates for one year; simply synchronize your handheld!
• Color and high resolution support
• Extensive cross-linking between drugs
• Secure digitial (SD) card and memory stick support
• Data highly compressed to save space on your device