Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs: Small and Large Animal

Concise and easy-to-use, Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, 3^rd Edition helps you find the specific drug facts you need to treat small and large animals, right when you need them! 550 drugs are organized alphabetically and cross-referenced by functional classification, trade, and generic names so you can access dosage recommendations, contraindications, side effects, possible adverse reactions, drug interactions, and more without the need to sort through a lengthy text. Plus, a companion website provides more than 150 clear, customizable handouts to help you easily communicate important drug information to your clients.

• All drug monographs are conveniently organized and cross-referenced to give you fast, easy access to key information for each drug, including:

• Generic and trade names, pronunciation, and functional classification
• Pharmacology and mechanism of action
• Indications and clinical uses
• Precautionary information -- adverse reactions and side effects, contraindications and precautions, and drug interactions -- presented in colored boxes for quick reference
• Instructions for use
• Patient monitoring and laboratory tests
• Formulations available
• Stability and storage
• Dosage information
• Regulatory information
• Updated drug list details up-to-date dosages, updated and new indications, and withdrawal times for food animals.
• Clinically relevant appendices help you determine appropriate therapeutic regimens and reference safety and legal considerations.

• Comprehensive drug updates incorporate the most current indications, dosage information, instructions for use and storage, precautions, patient monitoring, available formulations, and regulatory information.
• New monographs familiarize you with 35 new drugs available for veterinary practice, including:

• Cefovecin (Convenia)
• Maropitant (Cerenia)
• Trilostane (Vetoryl)
• Dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor)
• Dirlotapide (Slentrol)

• Companion PapichDrugFormulary.com website includes more than 150 client information handouts for the most commonly prescribed drugs.