The Complete Guide to Pills - Softcover

Adderly, Brenda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345402154 ISBN 13: 9780345402158

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1996

Synopsis

Want to know more about the pills your doctor prescribed? Do you suspect unwanted side-effects from your over-the-counter medicine? The Complete Guide to Pills offers a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to more than 1,700 medications, from aspirin to the latest FDA-approved drugs. It covers not only pills, but topical drugs such as inhaled asthma medications.

This straightforward reference book gives you the facts at your fingertips -- cross-referenced with easy-to-read charts and a 32-page color photo identification section. Each entry includes:

* Usual adult and child dosages, what to do in case of a missed dose, and overdose symptoms
* Common and rare side effects and possible allergic reactions
* Interactions with food, alcohol, and other drugs
* Special precautions for children, the elderly, and pregnant women
* Warnings about use before and after surgical procedures

Created in association with a panel of distinguished physicians from Yale, Harvard, Duke, Cornell, and other top medical schools, The Complete Guide to Pills offers an authoritative, easy-to-use, and totally reliable quick-reference guide.

About this title

About the Author

Brenda D. Adderly, M.H.S.A., is a heath care writer and consultant, and holds a Master's Degree in Health Services Administration from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

From the Inside Flap

Want to know more about the pills your doctor prescribed? Do you suspect unwanted side-effects from your over-the-counter medicine? The Complete Guide to Pills offers a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to more than 1,700 medications, from aspirin to the latest FDA-approved drugs. It covers not only pills, but topical drugs such as inhaled asthma medications.

This straightforward reference book gives you the facts at your fingertips -- cross-referenced with easy-to-read charts and a 32-page color photo identification section. Each entry includes:

* Usual adult and child dosages, what to do in case of a missed dose, and overdose symptoms
* Common and rare side effects and possible allergic reactions
* Interactions with food, alcohol, and other drugs
* Special precautions for children, the elderly, and pregnant women
* Warnings about use before and after surgical procedures

Created in association with a panel of distinguished physicians from Yale, Harvard, Duke, Cornell, and other top medical schools, The Complete Guide to Pills offers an authoritative, easy-to-use, and totally reliable quick-reference guide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345402154
• ISBN 13: 9780345402158
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 1123