As more over–the–counter drugs are introduced every year – and more ingredients move from prescription to nonprescription status – it becomes imperative that you stay fully informed about the uses and cautions regarding these readily available medicines. You′ll find: ∗ full, detailed descriptions of the most commonly used nonprescription drugs and preparations ∗ colour photos of hundreds of OTC drugs for quick ID – cross referenced to the detailed descriptions ∗ four separate indices for quick drug ID by category, product name, manufacturer, and active ingredient ∗ comprehensive coverage of ingredients, indications, drug interactions, dosage, administration, and more ∗ Companion Drug Index to common diseases and frequently encountered side effects This one–volume resource has all the information you need.

In today's fast-moving healthcare field it is vital to keep up-to-date with the very latest prescription drug information. The "1998 PDR" guarantees the security and safety of having up-to-the-minute official FDA-approved information on over 4,000 prescription drugs and important data on more than 250 drug manufacturers.

Contains information on nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements, and herbal medicines, including details on effects, usage, contraindications, and dosage; product comparison tables; and index product name.

This clinical reference aims to assure safe and appropriate drug selection with nine critical checkpoints: the Interactions Index identifies pharmaceuticals and foods capable of interacting with a given medication; the Food Interactions Cross-Reference lists drugs that may interact with a dietary item; the Side Effects Index pinpoints the pharmaceuticals associated with each of 3600 adverse reactions; the Indications Index presents therapeutic options approved for a given diagnosis; the Contraindications Index alerts readers to conflicts between the patient's condition and a proposed course of drug therapy; the Off-Label Treatment Guide lists medications routinely used for treatment of nearly 1000 specific disorders; the Cost of Therapy Guide provides an overview of the relative expense of leading therapeutic options; the International Drug Guide names the US equivalents of some 15,000 foreign medications; and the Generic Availability Table shows which forms and strengths of a brand-name drug can be dispensed generically and what the relative difference in unit cost might be.

You need never again worry about missing the latest prescription drug developments during the year. PDR Supplements bring you every important update between annual editions of the PDR. And they fit neatly inside the front cover of your PDR, where they′re always available for ready reference.

Covers more than five thousand drugs with revised drug charts, information about new drugs approved by the FDA, directions and restrictions, and other details.

Provides FDA approved descriptions of the most commonly used OTC medicines as well as a section on supplements, vitamins and herbal remedies.