Full Description
The Drugs Handbook 2012-2013 is a reader-friendly text perfect for nursing, health and prescribing courses. Fully updated, it is a concise guide to the mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects of medicines available in the United Kingdom, including registered herbal medicines.
Contents
Introduction
Non-prescription Medicines
Innovations in Drug Development
Cost-effectiveness
Interactions
Drugs and Medicines
Names of Drugs
Drug Safety Monitoring
Drugs in Pregnancy
Drug Combinations
Other Reference Sources
Abbreviations
Definitions of Drug Group Names and Medical Terms
PART I: APPROVED NAMES
PART II: TRADE NAMES
Part III: HERBAL MEDICINES
Appendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs.