The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 2001

by Rybacki, James J.; Long, James W.

• ISBN13: 9780060958169
• ISBN10: 0060958162
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-20
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

This must-have edition highlights more than 2,000 brands organized into nearly 400 profiles and includes guidelines for safe and effective drug use, each medicine's benefits and risks, possible drug interactions, extensive information on possible adverse effects, and ways for both consumers and medical professionals to cut back on costs. 16-page color insert.

Table of Contents

Author's Note for the 2001 Edition	v
Points for the Patient	ix
Points for the Pharmacist	xvii
Points for the Physician	xxiii
SECTION ONE:
How to Use This Book	1	(12)
Guidelines for Safe and Effective Drug Use or How to Prevent Bad Med Syndrome	13	(12)
Medicines and Pharmacy on the Internet	13	(1)
Do Not	14	(1)
Do	15	(2)
Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions	17	(3)
Drugs and the Elderly	20	(2)
Measuring Drug Levels in Blood (Therapeutic Drug Monitoring)	22	(3)
True Breakthroughs in Medicines	25	(4)
SECTION TWO: Drug Profiles	29	(1120)
SECTION THREE: The Leading Edge	1149	(6)
SECTION FOUR: Drug Classes	1155	(20)
SECTION FIVE: A Glossary of Drug-Related Terms	1175	(18)
SECTION SIX: Tables of Drug Information	1193	(36)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect the Fetus and Newborn Infant	1195	(1)
Drugs That May Increase Sensitivity to the Sun (Photosensitivity)	1196	(1)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Behavior	1197	(2)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Vision	1199	(3)
Drugs That May Cause Blood Cell Dysfunction or Damage	1202	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Heart Dysfunction or Damage	1204	(1)
Drugs That May Cause Lung Dysfunction or Damage	1205	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Liver Dysfunction or Damage	1207	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Kidney Dysfunction or Damage	1209	(2)
Drugs That May Cause Nerve Dysfunction or Damage	1211	(1)
Drugs That May Adversely Affect Sexuality	1212	(6)
Drugs That May Interact with Alcohol	1218	(4)
High-Potassium Foods	1222	(1)
Your Personal Drug Profile	1223	(2)
The Medication Map	1225	(1)
Medicines Removed from the Market	1226	(1)
Helpful, Balanced, and Objective Web Sites	1227	(2)
Sources	1229	(8)
Index	1237