Repertoire International Des Substances Medicamenteuses Et Specialites Pharmaceutiques

: 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

For 40 years, the Index Nominum has been the indispensable standard reference work on medications, brand names, synonyms, chemical structures, and therapeutic classes of substances, providing orientation in the international pharmaceutical market. This Seventeenth Edition has been completely revised, restructured, and given a new layout. It now includes each active substance's German, French, Spanish, and Latin names, anatomical therapeutical chemical classification (ATC) code, and molecular mass. With its clear layout, visual aids, and easily searchable information, the Index Nominum 2000 provides all the essentials at your fingertips.

After 50 years, this authoritative index continues to reign as the standard international pharmaceutical reference on medications, proprietary names, synonyms, chemical structures, and therapeutic classes of substances.. This 19th edition offers improved search functionality and includes 70,000 proprietary names (19,000 more than the previous edition) from more than 12,000 manufacturers representing 171 countries. It also contains an updated and edited collection of active substances and derivatives (4,000 total) with international non-proprietary names (INN) and 12,000 synonyms. An accompanying CD provides more than 12,000 addresses and links to pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.