Drugs Handbook 2012-2013
Author:   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
ISBN:  

9780230356016


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   02 December 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Drugs Handbook 2012-2013


Overview

The 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.

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Author:   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:  

9780230356016


ISBN 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   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 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.

Reviews

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


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 Information

GLYN 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.

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