Arthritis Medicines A-Z: A Doctor's Guide to Today's Most Commonly Prescribed Arthritis Drugs [Paperback]

C. Michael Stein M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 2001

Manage Your Arthritis Treatment

Whether you are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, chances are you are on one or several of the many medications now being used to treat this extremely common problem. And even more likely, you are receiving confusing information from multiple sources-pharmaceutical ads, the Internet, your peers, even your different doctors-about what's best for you.

To resolve the confusion, here is Arthritis Medicines A-Z, a comprehensive guidebook to help you navigate the maze of your arthritis treatment. In it, Dr. C. Michael Stein, an expert in the field, cuts through the tangle and offers clear, objective information on eighty-five prescription and nonprescription medications for arthritis. Each comprehensive drug listing includes such important details as:

* Drug family
* Type of arthritis for which the drug should be used
* Interactions with other arthritis treatments
* Precautions that should be taken when you use the drug
* Realistic explanations of how serious or nonthreatening the listed side effects are likely to be

Arthritis Medicines A-Z offers you medical facts in comprehensible terms so you can take enlightened control of your arthritis treatment.

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Manage Your Arthritis Treatment

Whether you are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, chances are you are on one or several of the many medications now being used to treat this extremely common problem. And even more likely, you are receiving confusing information from multiple sources-pharmaceutical ads, the Internet, your peers, even your different doctors-about what's best for you.

To resolve the confusion, here is Arthritis Medicines A-Z, a comprehensive guidebook to help you navigate the maze of your arthritis treatment. In it, Dr. C. Michael Stein, an expert in the field, cuts through the tangle and offers clear, objective information on eighty-five prescription and nonprescription medications for arthritis. Each comprehensive drug listing includes such important details as:

* Drug family
* Type of arthritis for which the drug should be used
* Interactions with other arthritis treatments
* Precautions that should be taken when you use the drug
* Realistic explanations of how serious or nonthreatening the listed side effects are likely to be

Arthritis Medicines A-Z offers you medical facts in comprehensible terms so you can take enlightened control of your arthritis treatment.

About the Author

C. Michael Stein, M.D., is a practicing rheumatologist and clinical pharmacologist at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (July 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060980507X
• ISBN-13: 978-0609805077
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,194,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars finally understanding your medications, August 16, 2001

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Raye H. Brooks (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthritis Medicines A-Z: A Doctor's Guide to Today's Most Commonly Prescribed Arthritis Drugs (Paperback)

This book is unique among the various types of medical textbooks in that it does not read like a medical textbook. Lay persons to specialists in the field can benefit from reading this book. It is especially helpful to people who have a rheumatic disease and who are taking any treatment therapies. A substantial number of people being treated with arthritis medications also have other health problems for which they are taking medication. Unfortunately, too little time is available to spend educating these patients about the mechanisms of drug actions, their potential for interaction with other drugs, proper dosing, and the risk/benefit ration of available treatments. Dr. Stein does a good job in this regard. The book is well organized into categories that allow the reader to easily find information about the specific drugs that are of interest. However, I recommend reading it from cover to cover for a comprehensive overview of the rheumatic diseases and current treatment options. This book will be helpful to patients, physicians, medical students and those allied health professionals who participate in the care and education of persons with arthritis.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A-Z book review, December 25, 2001

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Zoé L. (Clarksville TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthritis Medicines A-Z: A Doctor's Guide to Today's Most Commonly Prescribed Arthritis Drugs (Paperback)

This is a great book for anyone to read! It is very easy to understand, the medicines are explained in simple english. It would be an extremely useful tool for any student studying rheumatology because they would have quick reference to all of the arthritic medicines with brand names, symptoms, precautions, and general results. A person afflicted by arthritis would want to read this book because it helps you choose which medicines would be best for YOU by talking about many medicines and what they are used for...this is something that i did not see in many other books. It's simple, easy to read, can be used like a dictionary of medicine, and is reliable. I would reccomend it for anyone who needs information on arthritis.