Title: Identify how to use drug information sources.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-36) > Section: Understanding Pharmacology Basics

Identification should include

- common drug reference sources
  - Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
  - United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information (USPDI)
  - Nurses Drug Handbook
  - The Pill Book

- information found in drug references
  - description
  - action
  - indication
  - interactions
  - contraindications
  - precautions
  - adverse reactions
  - dosage and administration
  - how supplied.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the names of at least three drug reference books and/or online resources that provide easy access to information for a nurse? How are they used to obtain needed information?
- What is the title of the official drug reference that establishes legal standards for drugs?