Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 2000 : Everything You Need to Know for Safe Drug Use

by RYBACKI J

• ISBN13: 9780062736833
• ISBN10: 0062736833
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-16
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

This new edition of the classic guide is one of the most comprehensive and clearly written references on prescription drugs available to the consumer, encompassing more in-depth profiles than ever before. 16-page color insert.

Author Biography

James J. Rybacki, Pharm.D., President of the Clearwater Group, an international therapeutic research and management concern, is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, serves on the steering committee of the Society for Clinical Densitometry, is an editor for the Drugdex Drug Information System and is a member of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Distinguished Faculty in HIV. In addition, Dr. Rybacki is the original host of "The Pharmacist Minute," a radio program heard in more than 140 countries around the world. James W. Long, M.D., is a former director of Health Services for the National Science Foundation, practiced internal medicine for 20 years, served at the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, and was a member of the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Author's Note for the 2000 Edition	v
Points for Patients	ix
Points for Pharmacists	xv
Points for Physicians	xix
SECTION ONE:
How to Use This Book	1	(11)
Guidelines for Safe and Effective Drug Use or How to Prevent Bad Med Syndrome	12	(12)
Medicines and Pharmacy on the Internet	12	(1)
Do Not	13	(1)
Do	14	(2)
Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions	16	(2)
Drugs and the Elderly	18	(3)
Measuring Drug Levels in Blood (Therapeutic Drug Monitoring)	21	(3)
True Breakthroughs in Medicines	24	(3)
SECTION TWO: Drug Profiles	27	(1048)
SECTION THREE: The Leading Edge	1075	(6)
SECTION FOUR: Drug Classes	1081	(18)
SECTION FIVE: A Glossary of Drug-Related Terms	1099	(18)
SECTION SIX: Tables of Drug Information	1117	(34)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect the Fetus and Newborn Infant	1119	(1)
Drugs That May Increase Sensitivity to the Sun (Photosensitivity)	1120	(1)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Behavior	1120	(3)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Vision	1123	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Blood Cell Dysfunction or Damage	1125	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Heart Dysfunction or Damage	1127	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Lung Dysfunction or Damage	1129	(1)
Drugs That May Cause Liver Dysfunction or Damage	1130	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Kidney Dysfunction or Damage	1132	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Nerve Dysfunction or Damage	1134	(1)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Sexuality	1135	(6)
Drugs That May Interact With Alcohol	1141	(4)
High-Potassium Foods	1145	(1)
Your Personal Drug Profile	1146	(2)
The Medication Map	1148	(1)
Medicines Removed from the Market	1149	(2)
Sources	1151	(6)
Index	1157