The new PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals, 3rd Edition is designed to provide quick reference information for mental healthcare professionals. Presented at a very fundamental level, the PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals, 3rd Edition covers psychotropics, substances that can be abused, as well as common medications that are prescribed for patients for their other medical conditions.

This reference was created to help medical professionals understand the beneficial effects--and the dangerous side effects--of today's potent medications. Its focus is psychotropic drugs, with over 70 common ones profiled by brand name.

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 new PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals, 3rd Edition is designed to provide quick reference information for mental healthcare professionals. Presented at a very fundamental level, the PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals, 3rd Edition covers psychotropics, substances that can be abused, as well as common medications that are prescribed for patients for their other medical conditions.

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

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.