By: Harold M. Silverman Publisher: Bantam Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Bantam Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 1296 Publication Date: April 29, 2008 Release Date: April 29, 2008
Product Description: For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes.
The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States:
• Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money • What the drug is for, and how it works • Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped • Side effects and possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick reference • Interactions with other drugs and food • Overdose and addiction potential • Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications • The most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling • Information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding women, children, and others with special needs • Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor • 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills
the pill book, 13th edition This book is exactly what I expected. Delivery was prompt. I used to purchase each updated edition at CVS pharmacy, but they no longer carry it. Very please to have been able to get it through Amazon.
COULD BE BETTER I BOUGHT THIS TO REPLACE A VERY MUCH OLDER ADDITION. I'M A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AND LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SOME MEDICATIONS AS WELL AS GET INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS I TAKE. THE MAIN REASON I DIDN'T GIVE IT 4 OR 5 STARS IS THAT IT LEAVES OUT MANY OLDER, BUT STILL FREQUENTLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. THE OTHER THING I DON'T LIKE IS THAT IT LUMPS A LOT OF MEDICATIONS IN THE SAME FAMILY INTO ONE HEADING. THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO SORT THROUGH ALL OF THE INFORMATION TRYING TO FIND THE THINGS THAT APPLY SPECIFICALLY TO THE MEDICATION YOU WANT INFORMATION ON. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU WANT INFO ON CIPRO (CIPROFLOXACIN), YOU ALSO HAVE TO WEED THROUGH THE INFORMATION ON FLOXIN, LEVAQUIN AND OTHERS TO FIND THE INFORMATION THAT MAY APPLY ONLY TO CIPRO.
the pill book The pill book is not a comprehensive as the PDR. However, it is easier to reference the particular medication. The index is easier to use and information is more layman understandable. It a GREAT inexpensive pill reference guide.
THE PILL BOX-13TH ED. This is the BEST pill book available! Well written, easy to understand, and with full color pictures of many pills. donbell-half
Useful Medicine Information The latest version of The Pill Book provides relevant and important information for any one taking medicine. It describes the use, side effects if any and even shows a picture of the medicines. Very often doctors don't tell their patients the purpose of medicine prescribed or what effects it will have. Using The Pill Book should make most people more comfortable when taking medicine.
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