Handbook of Prescription




Book Description

May 1, 2001 0071343857 978-0071343855 1
The busy healthcare practitioner's first reference for timely, accurate, and relevant information.
Alphabetically organized by generic name (with trade names cross-referenced) and presented in an at-a-glance  chart format. All entries are reviewed by an editorial advisory board of academic an clinical authorities.
Your first choice for timely, accurate, and essential  information. Get authoritative  prescription information quickly and efficiently from the reference that physicians turn to first. Portable and concise, the CLINICIAN'S HANDBOOK OF PRESCRIPTION  highlights all clinically important aspects of  prescribing as well as tips needed to heal and protect patients--the kind of material the busy physician and other health practitioners need day in and day out.
The CLINICIAN'S HANDBOOK OF PRESCRIPTION  is alphabetically organized by generic name (with trade names cross-referenced), and is presented in an easy-to-read, at a glance format. Look up any  and locate:

* Dosage guidance, including initial, maintenance, and maximal doses
* Dosage adjustments for special patient categories, e.g., those with kidney or liver disease, elderly, and children
* All approved indications
* Key warnings and precautions for avoiding adverse reactions with administration tips that are unique to this book
* "Advice to Patients" concerning potential problems when taking the medicine--and how to present them--including food restriction, alcohol, driving, OTC products, photosensitivity, orthostatis hypotention, constipation, dry mouth, etc.
* Key patient monitoring information for assessing possible adverse reactions
* Guidelines for pregnancy and lactation, with vital advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics
* Editorial comments highlighting important or unique features of the  that do not fit into any of the above categories
* Susceptible organisms