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Publisher : Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
ISBN 13 : 9781563632556
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)
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Download or read book 1998 PDR Companion Guide written by and published by Physician's Desk Reference (PDR). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clinical reference aims to assure safe and appropriate drug selection with nine critical checkpoints: the Interactions Index identifies pharmaceuticals and foods capable of interacting with a given medication; the Food Interactions Cross-Reference lists drugs that may interact with a dietary item; the Side Effects Index pinpoints the pharmaceuticals associated with each of 3600 adverse reactions; the Indications Index presents therapeutic options approved for a given diagnosis; the Contraindications Index alerts readers to conflicts between the patient's condition and a proposed course of drug therapy; the Off-Label Treatment Guide lists medications routinely used for treatment of nearly 1000 specific disorders; the Cost of Therapy Guide provides an overview of the relative expense of leading therapeutic options; the International Drug Guide names the US equivalents of some 15,000 foreign medications; and the Generic Availability Table shows which forms and strengths of a brand-name drug can be dispensed generically and what the relative difference in unit cost might be.