Elsevier’s Intravenous Medications | Mobile App

Elsevier’s 2027 Intravenous Medications, 43rd Edition gives nurses, pharmacists, physicians fast access to the essential information needed to administer more than 400 IV drugs safely. Trusted for 50+ years, this annual IV drug handbook provides concise, accurate monographs organized alphabetically by generic name for rapid point-of-care use. Each monograph includes drug name, pronunciation, usual dose, dilution, compatibility, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses, contraindications, precautions, interactions, side effects, antidote, and more. The 2027 edition adds approximately 10+ newly approved IV drugs and updates drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions to help prevent medication errors. Safety-focused features include Black Box Warnings, blue-screened precautions, dosage dilution charts, life-stage dosage variances for geriatric, pediatric, infant, neonatal patients, QR codes for additional online drug monographs.

Author(s): Shelly Rainforth Collins, PharmD, BCGP

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Company

43rd Edition

Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Medical/Surgical

Find the essential information you need to safely administer more than 400 intravenous drugs! The newest edition of a reference trusted for more than 50 years, Elsevier’s 2027 Intravenous Medications is a concise, quick-access guide to complete, accurate drug information. New to this edition are 10-20 monographs of the most recent IV drugs to be approved by the FDA, in addition to updated drug uses, interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions for all current IV drugs. Known as the #1 IV drug handbook on the market, this annual publication is ideal for use in critical care areas, at the nursing station, in the office, and in public health and home care settings.

New to this edition

  • NEW! Drug monographs for approximately 10-20 newly approved drugs by the FDA include the most current information
  • NEW! Updates with new interactions, precautions, alerts, drug uses, patient teaching instructions, and more are included throughout the guide to reflect changes and prevent medication dispensing errors

Key Features

  • Detailed monographs on more than 400 IV drugs provide an impressive breadth of coverage that goes well beyond any comparable drug reference
  • Convenient, A-to-Z format organizes all drug monographs by generic name, allowing you to find any drug in seconds
  • Individual monographs include the drug name, phonetic pronunciation, usual dose, dilution, compatibility, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses, contraindications, precautions, interactions, side effects, antidote, and more
  • 50-year history of impeccable accuracy reinforces the importance of safe IV drug administration
  • Proven, clinically-optimized page layout keeps all dosage information for each drug on either a single page or a two-page spread to prevent hand contamination by having to turn a page Highlighted Black Box Warnings make it easy to locate information on medications with serious safety risks
  • Blue-screened text calls attention to other circumstances not covered by Black Box Warnings
  • Dosage and dilution charts within monographs provide quick summaries of essential clinical information
  • Life-stage dosage variances are highlighted for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients
  • Additional drug monographs from Evolve are included in the app.


ISBN 10: 0443433364

ISBN 13: 9780443433368

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