The 2018 PDR® Drug Information Handbook provides professionals in healthcare an accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible guide for the most commonly prescribed drugs. Based on FDA-approved prescribing information, PDR's staff of pharmacists has developed concise monographs that highlight the most important information on each drug, including its approved use; dosages; interactions with other drugs, food, and alcohol; side effects; safety information; and more. Clear, straightforward patient considerations outline essential information for proper assessment and monitoring, as well as counseling and drug administration guidance. In addition, this 2nd edition includes dozens of up-to-date product comparison and reference tables, reflecting the latest information and current practice standards.

The all-new 2017 PDR(R) Drug Information Handbook provides professionals in healthcare an accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible guide for the most commonly prescribed drugs. Based on FDA-approved prescribing information, PDR's staff of pharmacists has developed concise monographs that highlight the most important information on each drug, including its approved use; dosages; interactions with other drugs, food, and alcohol; side effects; safety information; and more. Clear, straightforward patient considerations outline essential information for proper assessment and monitoring, as well as counseling and drug administration guidance. In addition, this premier edition includes dozens of up-to-date product comparison and reference tables, reflecting the latest information and current practice standards.

Nurses are on the front line when it comes to safe medication use and counseling patients. The 2018 PDR(R) Nurse's Drug Handbook provides all nursing professionals, no matter what the clinical setting, with an accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible guide to the most commonly prescribed drugs. Based on the FDA-approved prescribing information, PDR's staff of pharmacists has developed concise monographs that highlight the most important information on each drug, including its approved use; dosages; interactions with other drugs, food, and alcohol; side effects; safety information; and more. Clear, straightforward nursing considerations provide guidance on proper patient assessment and monitoring, as well as patient counseling and drug administration. In addition, product comparison tables are updated for each edition, with new tables added to reflect the latest information and current practice standards

The answers to all these questions and more are here at your fingertips -- in one up-to-the-minute source. With complete information on the latest remedies for arthritis, asthma, depression, diabetes, and more, THE PDR "RM" POCKET GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS "RM" gives you everything you need to know as you work with your doctor to assure the safest, most effective treatment possible. The easy-to-understand drug profiles in this unique consumer guide are drawn entirely from the official FDA-approved information published in Physician's Desk Reference "RM" -- the professional drug handbook to which doctors have turned for more than half a century whenever they need the latest facts. For complete, reliable information on each of your potent prescription medications, there is no better source than THE PDR POCKET GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

The Plain Facts About Your Prescriptions From the Same Source That Doctors Depend On Is this drug safe for someone like me? What are the signs of an overdose? How should I make up a forgotten dose? Is this drug safe to use during pregnancy? What are the side effects and drug interactions? The answers to these questions and more are here at your fingertips. Drawn from FDA-approved information, this unique consumer handbook comes from the Physicians' Desk Reference", the nation's most trusted name in prescription drugs for more than half a century. You won't find a better prescription drug guide. Here's why: Efficient and Easy-to-Use Drugs listed by generic and brand names and by disease or illness Written in clear, concise, everyday English Full-color drug photographs guard against mixing up medications Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Complete information on the latest drugs--Viagra, Evista, Zyban, new drugs for migraine, asthma, prostate trouble, heart-attack prevention, and more Features Found in No Other Consumer Drug Guide 100 pages devoted exclusively to the latest medical breakthroughs for treating major health problems--from heart disease to allergies and chronic pain Updates on important new treatments for such common problems as high blood pressure and osteoporosis With this sourcebook you can have a more informed voice in the decisions made about your medical care. Make certain you have all the facts about your potent prescription drugs. This book should be the foundation of your personal health-care library.

Published by Medical Economics Data, Five Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645-1742. Lists drugs by brand name (with generic cross reference) providing Physicians' Desk Reference information--indications, counterindications, dosage, side effects, warnings--in lay language. Also includes overviews of 26 diseases and sources for further information. Appendices address safe medication use, sugar-free products, alcohol-free products, drugs that might cause a reaction to sunlight. Includes indexing by disease and disorder as well as a general index, and a color photo section for pill identification. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR