# Davis's Drug Guide - Nurses

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## Overview

- **ID:** `id301427093`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Unbound Medicine, Inc.
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (9,187 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.63
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2009-02-06
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daviss-drug-guide-nurses/id301427093)
- **Website:** [https://www.drugguide.com](https://www.drugguide.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy](http://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy)

## Description

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses is a comprehensive nursing drug reference with 1,700+ monographs covering thousands of medications. It features audio pronunciations, pill images, regular updates with new FDA approvals, critical safety alerts, REMS highlights, and indexed pharmacology, natural/herbal, Canadian, and combination Rx entries. It’s designed to help you administer medications safely across the lifespan and supports NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN preparation.

Exclusive DrugGuide.com access unlocks routine updates, IV dosing calculators, note-taking and highlighting, favorites, Drug of the Week alerts, and enhanced search. Canadian-specific content, pediatric and adult immunizations guidance, and immunization primers round out the reference, making it suitable for students and practicing nurses, physicians, and pharmacists who rely on a trusted, up-to-date drug guide at the point of care.

## Rankings

- #18,211 — Overall
- #90 — guide

## Review summary

Davis’s Drug Guide—Nurses is valued as an easy-to-use, portable reference with offline access and extensive drug details, great for students and pros alike. However, reviewers flag infrequent updates and missing meds, a problematic subscription model with cancellation and device limits, gaps in pharmacology depth, and trial access paywalls, which can hinder critical medication information.

### Pros

- Easy to use, fast, and easy to navigate—a reliable quick reference.
- Portable on phone/tablet with offline access, so it works without internet.
- Comprehensive drug details (reconstitution/dilution, IV compatibility, side effects, adverse reactions) plus calculators and pronunciation.
- Great for both nursing students and professionals; reduces need to carry a heavy reference book.
- Helpful features like favorites, notes, and recent searches improve workflow and study.

### Cons

- Med coverage and updates can be sparse; new meds often missing and some data not listed.
- Subscription and licensing concerns: ongoing payments, difficulty canceling, and device limits; feel locked in.
- Not all pharmacology is deep enough; some essential meds/info are missing or underdeveloped (e.g., common drugs).
- Trial access can be poor or nonexistent, and some users face paywall/frustrating limits before obtaining meds data.

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