Organized according to body systems, this text has been thoroughly updated, while retaining its clear writing style and understandable approach. The book provides a thorough yet basic presentation of pharmacology; includes extensive patient teaching information; focuses on the six rights of medication administration to provide a systematic approach to drug therapy; features over 200 illustrations that visually reinforce safe medication administration techniques; includes more than 75 new drugs; contains many new drug tables; and provides new chapter content outlines with page references at the beginning of each chapter to help with chapter orientation. Also available is an instructor's resource manual and transparency acetates.

