Book excerpt: The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 27 years is now in its fully updated 2007 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing 2007 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs. Includes over 20 recently approved drugs and new indications and warnings. For added safety, JCAHO-approved abbreviations are used, and new logos signal look-alike sound-alike drugs and safety-alert drugs. I.V. drugs now include incompatibility information. New appendices cover abbreviations to avoid and combination drugs. A free CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and corresponding customizable patient-teaching handouts. CE activity and updates are on NDHnow.com. Nursing2007 Dangerous Drug Interactions provides vital information on thousands of clinically significant drug-drug, drug-drug class, drug-herb, and drug-food interactions in an easy-to-use, consistent format that includes nursing considerations. Entries are organized alphabetically and include risk ratings based on Facts and Comparisons data; onset, severity, cause, and effect of the interaction; and specific, practical nursing interventions for fast action. Alert icons throughout the book highlight potential dangers.