Synopsis
Stockley's Drug Interactions, edited by Karen Baxter, remains the world's most comprehensive and authoritative reference book on drug interactions. * Contains detailed yet concise monographs * Covers interactions between therapeutic drugs, proprietary medicines, herbal medicines, foods, drinks, pesticides and drugs of abuse * Based on published sources and fully referenced * Provides comprehensive details of the clinical evidence for the interactions under discussion, an assessment of their clinical importance and gives clear guidance on how to manage the interaction in practice * Contains over 3,400 monographs New for the 9th edition: * Over 300 new monographs * All monographs fully revised and revalidated * Three new chapters on the interactions of Thyroid Hormones, Urological drugs, and Nutritional agents, Supplements and Vitamins * New drugs launched in the last two years added - including drugs such as fesoterodine, several monoclonal antibodies, new antidiabetics (e.g. sitagliptin) new antineoplastics (e.g. dasatinib) and new immunosuppressants (e.g. temsirolimus) * Updated information on seasonal flu vaccines and antivirals, including all available information on possible interactions with concurrent medication * Increased commentary on the involvement of newer mechanisms in drug interactions, such as drug transporter proteins, and other genetic factors that affect the ability of individuals to metabolise medicines
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Stockley s Drug Interactions, edited by Karen Baxter, remains the world s most comprehensive and authoritative reference book on drug interactions. Contains detailed yet concise monographs Covers interactions between therapeutic drugs, proprietary medicines, herbal medicines, foods, drinks, pesticides and drugs of abuse Based on published sources and fully referenced Global coverage - inclusion of drugs used worldwide Provides comprehensive details of the clinical evidence for the interactions under discussion, an assessment of their clinical importance and gives clear guidance on how to manage the interaction in practice Contains over 3,700 monographsFor the 9th edition Over 300 new monographs All existing monographs thoroughly reviewed and revalidated Three new chapters covering the interactions of Thyroid Hormones, Urological Drugs, and Nutritional Agents, Supplements and Vitamins, as well as additional coverage of newly available medicines across the publication Increased commentary on the involvement of newer mechanisms in drug interactions, such as drug transporters/P-glycoprotein, and other factors such as ethnicity, affecting the ability to metabolise medicines
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