The revised and updated 2011 edition of the most accessible, comprehensive and affordable guide to prescription and nonprescription drugs. The classic guide to all major prescription and nonprescription drugs, featuring revised, up-to date FDA information and an A-Z list of medical conditions and their commonly used drugs for easy reference. It includes coverage of dosage and length of time before the drug takes effect, side effects, special precautions, interactions with other food and drugs, standards for use by different age groups, and much more. It also features a generic and brand name directory, a comprehensive glossary, and complete index by generic, brand, and class name.

Women are major consumers and highly proactive when it comes to attending to their health care. In the tradition of the mega-bestseller, THE PILL BOOK, comes a medication guide just for women—a book that addresses their needs, concerns, and questions about the plethora of prescription and over-the-counter drugs available. A mix of narrative and reference, THE WOMEN'S PILL BOOK is speaks directly to the specific health challenges women face: Unique Reproductive Chronic Pain Autoimmune Disorder Heart Disease Hormonal Challenges Prescription Drug Abuse Plus profiles of hundreds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including generic and brand name, benefits, side effects, and alternative treatment options.

This new edition of Non-prescription Medicines has been revised and updated to reflect amendments in legal category status of several products from prescription-only (POM) to pharmacy sale (P) status. Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines currently available in the UK are reviewed in alphabetically arranged chapters on the conditions that they are licensed to treat. 44 common conditions are covered and new chapters on Chlamydia, Obesity and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia have been added. Each chapter includes:* an introduction to the condition* detailed description of the available products, including mode of action, side-effects, cautions and contraindications, interactions and dosage* product selection points* product recommendations. Non-prescription Medicines is the only publication in the UK that deals with available OTC medicines comprehensively and in depth. This vital resource will enable pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals to make well-informed recommendations and to give sound advice to their patients. Updates are available online in January and June at (INSERT WEB ADDRESS)Alan Nathan is a freelance pharmacy writer and Consultant, London, UK.

Written and peer reviewed by experts in practice and academia, the 19th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care is an authoritative resource for students and for health care providers who counsel and care for patients undertaking self-treatment¿nonprescription drugs, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary therapies. Its goal is to develop the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed to assess a patient¿s health status and current practice of self-treatment, to determine whether self-care is necessary or appropriate, and, if appropriate, to recommend safe and effective self-care measures.

Revised for its tenth edition, "The Pill Book" remains the bestselling and and most trusted consumer reference to the most-prescribed drugs in the United States. 32-page color insert. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, provides a succinct summary of the most common self-care conditions for which community pharmacists provide treatment recommendations. It presents the most essential information that is needed in the OTC aisle to assess if patients are candidates for self-care. Appropriate treatment recommendations are also indicated based on the patient's presentation, current medications, and chronic conditions. As a practical tool to improve practitioner or student pharmacist assessment of patients seeking self-treatment strategies in the community pharmacy setting, the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference is a user-friendly and complementary supplement to the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. The chapters are presented in the QuEST SCHOLAR-MAC format, providing a standardized process to help student pharmacists and practitioners quickly assess and treat their patients in the community pharmacy.