Handheld medical software vendor Unbound Medicine has released the 2004 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide ($50) for Pocket PC and Palm OS devices.

According to the comapny, the application includes more than 900 monographs covering 3,800 generic and trade name medications and provides instant access to all the drug information nurses need in day-to-day practice.

Entries cover generic and trade names; pronunciations; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule (where applicable); drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including off-label indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; adult, pediatric, and geriatric dosages; pharmacokinetics; IV facts (where applicable); adverse effects; interactions; assessment; interventions; and teaching points. Also included are monographs covering drug classes and information on combination products, commonly used biologicals, and less commonly used drugs.