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OverviewThe Drugs Handbook 2012-2013 is a reader-friendly text perfect for nursing, health and prescribing courses. Fully updated, it is a concise guide to the mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects of medicines available in the United Kingdom, including registered herbal medicines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Glyn N. Volans (Medical Toxicology Unit, and Consultant Physician, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals) , Heather Wiseman (Medical Toxicology Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9780230356016ISBN 10: 023035601 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 02 December 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Non-prescription Medicines Innovations in Drug Development Cost-effectiveness Interactions Drugs and Medicines Names of Drugs Drug Safety Monitoring Drugs in Pregnancy Drug Combinations Other Reference Sources Abbreviations Definitions of Drug Group Names and Medical Terms PART I: APPROVED NAMES PART II: TRADE NAMES Part III: HERBAL MEDICINES Appendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs.ReviewsPRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'Includes new drugs and omits those no longer available. It is a quick reference for those who do not have access to regularly published drug information books.'- Nursing Standard 'In a ward where one needs to look up drugs quickly, a drug index book such as this would prove useful.'- Nursing Times PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'Includes new drugs and omits those no longer available. It is a quick reference for those who do not have access to regularly published drug information books.'- Nursing Standard 'In a ward where one needs to look up drugs quickly, a drug index book such as this would prove useful.'- Nursing Times Author InformationGLYN VOLANS, MD, BSc, FRCP, is Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist at King's College London School of Medicine, UK. HEATHER WISEMAN, BSc, MSc, is an information scientist with a long-standing interest in drug safety. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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