| Drug Facts and Comparisons: Published by Facts & Comparisons Fifty-Fifth Edition Contributor(s): Facts & Comparisons (Author), Published by Facts and Comparisons (Author), Facts &. Comparisons (Author) |
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ISBN: 0932686001 ISBN-13: 9780932686008 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins OUR PRICE: $316.08 Product Type: Board Books - Other Formats Published: June 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Drug Guides - Medical | Pharmacy - Medical | Pediatrics |
| Dewey: 615.1 |
| Physical Information: 7.7" H x 12.1" W x 11.2" (18.15 lbs) 4048 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Color Locator, a full-color section of photos of the most frequently prescribed tablets and capsules organized by color 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. |