Handbook Of Clinical Drug Data

This handbook, which in its early lustrous years served physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy students, is unlike any other drug reference book in that it allows readers to compare and contrast various drugs within drug categories, thereby enabling them to make decisions on which drug to administer. All other drug reference books merely repeat the drug manufacturers' literature, with no analysis of that information. Nor are there any reports from the published literature concerning use and efficacy of the drugs listed. The clinical drug information with part II contains chapters on drug-induced diseases, drug interactions and interferences, drug use in special populations, immunization, medical emergencies, and nutrition support. There are also appendices that contain useful conversion factors, anthropometrics, and laboratory indices. Unique Features: Comprehensive comparison charts of drugs by class for easy clinical decision making Tables that help rapidly identify the cause of adverse drug effects in your patients Guides to the optimal choice of drugs in special populations, such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, renal disease, and dialysis The only referenced drug handbook--includes over 3,600 literature citations Tabbing guide for easy location of drug categories Extensive cross-referenced index that includes Canadian and British drug names

The best single resource available for evaluating and comparing more than 1200 commonly-used medications 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "Although the primary audience for this book is practicing pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy students, the wide range of audiences who may benefit from this book include physicians and medical residents who may find this a useful resource, especially with the downloadable option....This is a useful and easy to use reference. Information is systematically organized in an easy to retrieve way."--Doody's Review Service "...will be useful to all health care professionals in a clinical setting." - Review of an earlier edition from the Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy Now includes PDA download of the entire text! Uniquely designed to allow comparisons within drug categories, Handbook of Clinical Drug Data is the most comprehensive, well-referenced book available on the selection, use, and clinical aspects of virtually any drug. Compiled by expert clinicians, this quick-access guide delivers the data you need to prevent adverse drug reactions in your patients and help you select drugs for both general and special patient populations Features Full-text PDA download More than 3800 literature citations Comparison charts of drugs by class facilitates clinical decision making Tables to help you rapidly identify the cause of adverse drug effects in patients Guidance on the optimal choice of drugs in special populations, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, and geriatric patients Genetic and ethic considerations Extensively cross-referenced index includes Canadian and British drug names Valuable appendices that include Conversion Factors, Anthropometrics, Laboratory Indices, Pharmacokinetic Equations, and more

"...will be useful to all health care professionals in a clinical setting." - Review of the previous edition from the Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy *Comparison charts compare and contrast drugs within the therapeutic classes, enabling readers to decide which is the best drug to use and prescribe *Written from primary literature, not compiled from drug manufacturers promotional material *Provides a wealth of clinical information on the use and misuse of drugs not found in any other drug reference

This handbook, which in its early lustrous years served physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy students, is unlike any other drug reference book in that it allows readers to compare and contrast various drugs within drug categories, thereby enabling them to make decisions on which drug to administer. All other drug reference books merely repeat the drug manufacturers' literature, with no analysis of that information. Nor are there any reports from the published literature concerning use and efficacy of the drugs listed. The clinical drug information with part II contains chapters on drug-induced diseases, drug interactions and interferences, drug use in special populations, immunization, medical emergencies, and nutrition support. There are also appendices that contain useful conversion factors, anthropometrics, and laboratory indices. Unique Features: Comprehensive comparison charts of drugs by class for easy clinical decision making Tables that help rapidly identify the cause of adverse drug effects in your patients Guides to the optimal choice of drugs in special populations, such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, renal disease, and dialysis The only referenced drug handbook--includes over 3,600 literature citations Tabbing guide for easy location of drug categories Extensive cross-referenced index that includes Canadian and British drug names

The best single resource available for evaluating and comparing more than 1200 commonly-used medications 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "Although the primary audience for this book is practicing pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy students, the wide range of audiences who may benefit from this book include physicians and medical residents who may find this a useful resource, especially with the downloadable option....This is a useful and easy to use reference. Information is systematically organized in an easy to retrieve way."--Doody's Review Service "...will be useful to all health care professionals in a clinical setting." - Review of an earlier edition from the Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy Now includes PDA download of the entire text! Uniquely designed to allow comparisons within drug categories, Handbook of Clinical Drug Data is the most comprehensive, well-referenced book available on the selection, use, and clinical aspects of virtually any drug. Compiled by expert clinicians, this quick-access guide delivers the data you need to prevent adverse drug reactions in your patients and help you select drugs for both general and special patient populations Features Full-text PDA download More than 3800 literature citations Comparison charts of drugs by class facilitates clinical decision making Tables to help you rapidly identify the cause of adverse drug effects in patients Guidance on the optimal choice of drugs in special populations, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, and geriatric patients Genetic and ethic considerations Extensively cross-referenced index includes Canadian and British drug names Valuable appendices that include Conversion Factors, Anthropometrics, Laboratory Indices, Pharmacokinetic Equations, and more

This handbook is the definitive quick reference guide to clinical pharmacy, providing practising and student pharmacists with a wealth of practical information.

A concise compilation of the known interactions of the most commonly prescribed drugs, as well as their interaction with nonprescription compounds. The agents covered include CNS drugs, cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, and NSAIDs. For each class of drugs the authors review the pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, chemistry, metabolism, epidemiological occurrences, adverse reactions, and significant interactions. Environmental and social pharmacological issues are also addressed in chapters on food and alcohol drug interactions, nicotine and tobacco, and anabolic doping agents. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide provides physicians with all the information needed to avoid prescribing drugs with undesirable interactions, and toxicologists with all the data necessary to interpret possible interactions between drugs found simultaneously in patient samples.