Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbooks app review: access thousands of drug entries in this trusted medical reference

Introduction

This cornucopia of pharmaceutical knowledge is an incredibly powerful tool for any nurse or doctor, providing you with a quick and convenient reference for thousands upon thousands of FDA-approved drugs, complete with everything you need to know about each medication.

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The quality of this app is obvious from the moment you first start it up and I would definitely recommend taking it for a test spin to see what you think of the content before splashing out on the full version.

The interface looks great and is very easily navigable, and the content overall includes loads of information that will enable you to safely prescribe medication to any patient.

A Wealth of Medical Wisdom

I would just like to start this review by stating that this is the free edition of Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbooks. It allows you access to up to 25 full drug entries, and if you like what you see in terms of the quantity and quality of the content, you can upgrade to the full version via in-app purchase.

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Upon first starting up this app you’ll be presented with an alphabetized list of drugs. You can also view the drug entries in various ways, sorting them by criteria such as Therapeutic Class, Combination Drug List, and even Photoguide Index which provides you with thumbnail images of each medication.

 

When you open a drug entry, you’ll see lots of information such as the aforementioned classes, as well as expandable lists of Adverse Reactions, Interactions, and a Special Characters Key to help you fully understand everything you see.

Expand Your Medical Knowledge

There are also buttons for adding drug entries to your Favorites list and adding notes to the entries for your own reference. You’ll also find a link to an online Dosage Calculator which can be used for calculating oral medications, liquid injections, injections from powder, and IVs.

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All in all, this is a very professionally develop app with a very user-friendly interface and layout, and a truly immense amount of content and detail within each drug entry.

If you’re serious about working or studying to work within the medical profession, a resource like Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbooks isn’t cheap but it is worthwhile investment without a shadow of a doubt.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Thousands of entries for FDA-approved drugs
• View entries in various ways, including thumbnail images of each medication
• View vital information to ensure you are prescribing drugs safely
• Online Dosage Calculator
• Add drug entries into your Favorites list
• Add notes to drug entries
• View 25 drug entries in full detail before purchasing the full version of this app

 

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

To reiterate, Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbooks is a vast encyclopedia of information of pharmaceuticals, helping you to ensure that you are both prescribing and using drugs safely and effectively.

This is a great app which has definitely earned a shining recommendation from me.