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Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs 12e

  • 12th Edition - February 26, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Adriana Tiziani, Mary Bushell, Kobi Schutz, Shaunagh Darroch
  • Language: English

Essential reference for students and cliniciansHavard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable guide for nurses and nursing students that can be used both as a quick reference… Read more

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Essential reference for students and clinicians


Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable guide for nurses and nursing students that can be used both as a quick reference for medicine information and to acquire a deeper understanding for safe and effective drug administration by nurses.


The guide is accessible and user friendly. It provides all the information you need for safe administration of medication, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system for easy navigation.


The twelfth edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side-effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines.

Key features

  • Easy-to-use format – search for drugs by therapeutic class or body system
  • All the important information nurses need – poisons information, formulae for calculations of drug doses and drip rates
  • Nursing considerations such as patient safety, administration advice and cautions
  • Drug monographs include active ingredient and trade names, available forms, action, use, dosage, adverse effects and interactions
  • Patient education and advice notes to improve patient care and outcomes
  • A separate durable pocket card suitable for attaching to a lanyard with formulae, useful units and concentrations, and common abbreviations
  • Available in print and eBook

New to this edition

  • Each drug reviewed to ensure its relevance for nurses in Australia
  • Chapter introductions updated citing the latest evidence, in a language that promotes nurse and nursing student understanding
  • Updated icons offering a quick visual guide, helping readers locate key drug information including pregnancy and breastfeeding safety, crushability, dosage adjustments, and considerations for older adults and in sports
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration drug scheduling incorporated specifically for Schedule 8 medications

Table of contents

Introduction
At a Glance
General Patient Teaching and Advice
Reviewers

  1. Acne treatment 
  2. Analgesics and nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs NSAID
  3. Anorectics and weight-loss agents
  4. Anthelmintics  
  5. Antialzheimer's agents 
  6. Antianginal agents  
  7. Antianxiety agents  
  8. Antiarrhythmic agents  
  9. Antiasthma agents, bronchodilators and respiratory agents
  10. Antibacterial agents 
  11. Anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents 
  12. Antidepressants 
  13. Antidiabetic agents 
  14. Antidiarrhoeal agents 
  15. Antidotes, antagonists and chelating agents
  16. Antiemetic agents 
  17. Antiepileptics 
  18. Antifungal agents 
  19. Antiglaucoma agents  
  20. Antigout and uricolytic agents 
  21. Antihistamines
  22. Antihypertensive agents 
  23. Antimalarial agents
  24. Antimigraine agents 
  25. Antimycobacterial agents 
  26. Antineoplastic agents 
  27. Antineoplastic support agents
  28. Antiparkinson's agents 
  29. Antiplatelet agents
  30. Antiprotozoal agents
  31. Antipsychotic and mood stabilising agents 
  32. Antiulcer agents  
  33. Antiviral agents 
  34. Bladder function disorder agents
  35. Bone and calcium regulating agents
  36. Cardiac glycosides 
  37. Cholinergic and anticholinergic agents
  38. Corticosteroids
  39. Cough suppressants, expectorants and mucolytics
  40. Dermatological agents 
  41. Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
  42. Diuretics 
  43. Drug dependence
  44. Erectile dysfunction agents
  45. Eye, ear, nose and throat agents
  46. Fibrinolytic agents 
  47. Gastrointestinal agents miscellaneous
  48. General anaesthetics 
  49. Haemopoietic agents  
  50. Haemostatics 
  51. Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
  52. Immunomodifiers
  53. Laxatives
  54. Lipid regulating agents 
  55. Local anaesthetics
  56. Metabolic disorders agents
  57. Movement disorders agents
  58. Muscle relaxants
  59. Neuromuscularblocking agents
  60. Opioid analgesics 
  61. Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding
  62. Pulmonary hypertension agents
  63. Sedatives and hypnotics 
  64. Sex hormones 
  65. Stimulants
  66. Sympathomimetic agents
  67. Thyroid and antithyroid agents
  68. Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antivenoms
  69. Vasodilators
  70. Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes
  71. Antacids  
Miscellaneous agents
Appendix 1: Poisoning and its treatment
Appendix 2: Poisons information centres
Appendix 3: Changes to drug names
Bibliography
Index

Product details

  • Edition: 12
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 11, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Adriana Tiziani

Adriana Tiziani is Course Director, Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, VIC.
Affiliations and expertise
Course Director, Postgraduate Studies in Wound Care, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia

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Kobi Schutz

Dr Kobi Schutz BN, MPubHlth, GradCertEd

Lecturer in Nursing and Undergraduate Deputy Course Coordinator Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health

Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Nursing and Undergraduate Deputy Course Coordinator Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory

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Shaunagh Darroch

Shaunagh Darroch MPharm,BSc, GCert ACAPrac

Pharmacologist
Affiliations and expertise
Pharmacologist, Melbourne, Victoria,Australia