Drug Facts and Comparisons 2004 - Hardcover

Facts & Comparisons

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157439178X ISBN 13: 9781574391787

Publisher: Facts & Comparisons,U.S., 2003

Synopsis

Drug Facts and Comparisons contains up-to-date, comprehensive information on over 22,000 Rx and almost 6,000 OTC items grouped by therapeutic category for ease of comparison. The annual hardbound edition features the Colour Locator, a full-colour section of photos of the most frequently prescribed tablets and capsules organised by colour for easy visual identification. The book answers questions about: actions, indications and contraindications; warnings and precautions; interactions between drugs; adverse reactions; administration, dosage, and overdosage; patient information. Comparisons are provided: Of drug to drug; of different dosage forms; name brands are compared to name brands and to generics. Facts and Comparisons are also given on Centers for Disease Control biologicals and antiparasitic drugs; IV solutions; therapeutic and diagnostic ophthalmic preparations; diagnostic aids and radiographic contrast media and products; NCI investigational chemotherapeutic drugs; combination cancer chemotherapy regimens

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Review

"Clearly the best single practical reference for drug therapeutics, lacking the trade name bias of PDR, while offering comparative cost data and supenor pharmacologic description"

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts & Comparisons,U.S.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 157439178X
• ISBN 13: 9781574391787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2592