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Complete guide to prescription & nonprescription drugs / by H. Winter Griffith, M.D. ; revised and updated by Stephen W. Moore, M.D.

Summary:

Revised and updated, this classic bestseller provides the necessary information about all the prescription and nonprescription drugs that the public has come to rely on. This reference covers 5,000 brand-name drugs and 700 generic drugs.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399175732
  • ISBN: 0399175733
  • Physical Description: xl, 1080 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Perigee trade paperback edition, 2015 edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Perigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Perigee book."
"More than 6000 brand names and 1000 generic names."--cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Drugs and you -- Guide to drug charts -- Checklist for safer drug use -- Compliance with Doctors' instructions -- Cough and cold medicines -- Pregnancy risk category information for drugs -- Pregnancy and taking drugs -- Buying prescription drugs online -- Guidelines for disposing of drugs -- Getting help from your pharmacist -- Cutting medicine costs -- Aging and taking medicines -- Information about substances of abuse -- Medical conditions and their commonly used drugs -- Drug charts (Alphabetized by drug generic name or drug class name) -- Generic and brand name directory -- Additional drug interactions -- Glossary -- Index (Generic names, brand names, and class names) -- Emergency guide for overdose victims -- Emergency guide for anaphylaxis victims.
Subject:
Drugs > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Drugs, Nonprescription > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medication.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.

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