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Organized into GI, Endocrine, Urologic, Immune, Musculoskeletal, CNS, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Sensory and an Index in back. They are also grouped by color. You can pull out the tab to the system which lists each drug and which card number to pull out (remember there are 2 sides! You can reorganize them by number, color and system. Pretty neat and quick reference. I am going to list what is on the actual card. This way it will help you decide whether to purchase or not. Example: Pulled out tab for Immune, looked up Rifampin (TB treatment), ok card 85 (Antitubercular Anti-infectives), on that card is Rifampin, Isoniazid, Ethambutol, and Pyrazinamide and their trade names. Flip card over and lists: Therapeutic/Pharmacologic Class: Antitubercular/bacteriostatic;bacteriocidal anti-infectives Indication: First-line therapy of active TB; in combination with other agents. Multidrug regimen prevents resistance. Preventive treatment (exposed to active TB) may be accomplished with monotherapy. Action: Inhibits mycobacterial cell wall synthesis and interferes with metabolism; one first-line drug interferes with RNA transcription. Bactercidal/bacteriostatic action. Adverse Reactions/Side Effects: EENT: The drug that begins with "e" causes eye problems (optic neuropathy). Does not specify which S/E for which drug. Keep in Mind section of card: Be aware that urine may change color ("r" drug = red). ***This was on my final! Except the questions was what should the nurse tell the client about Rifampin, the answer was turns urine orange was correct choice on my final!!*** Make The Connection: Monitor CBC with differential, LFT and uric acid levels. Therapy will continue until 2 sputum samples for AFB are negative. etc...... I passed NURE 132, 2 more semesters! Good Luck To You!!