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Complete guide to prescription & nonprescription drugs : over 6000 brand names, over 1000 generic names / by H. Winter Griffith, M.D. ; revised and updated by Stephen W. Moore, M.D.

Griffith, H. Winter (Henry Winter), 1926-1993 (author.). Moore, Stephen W., (author.).

Summary:

Revised and updated, this classic bestseller provides the necessary information about all the prescription and nonprescription drugs that the public has come to rely on. This reference covers 5,000 brand-name drugs and 700 generic drugs.

Record details

ISBN: 9780399175732 (paperback) :
Physical Description: xl, 1080 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 2016-2017 Perigee trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Perigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Perigee book."

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Drugs and you -- Guide to drug charts -- Checklist for safer drug use -- Compliance with Doctors' instructions -- Cough and cold medicines -- Pregnancy risk category information for drugs -- Pregnancy and taking drugs -- Buying prescription drugs online -- Guidelines for disposing of drugs -- Getting help from your pharmacist -- Cutting medicine costs -- Aging and taking medicines -- Information about substances of abuse -- Medical conditions and their commonly used drugs -- Drug charts (Alphabetized by drug generic name or drug class name) -- Generic and brand name directory -- Additional drug interactions -- Glossary -- Index (Generic names, brand names, and class names) -- Emergency guide for overdose victims -- Emergency guide for anaphylaxis victims.