Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals [Paperback]

Charles F. Lacy (Editor), Lora L. Armstrong (Editor), Morton P. Goldman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591952360 | ISBN-13: 978-1591952367 | Publication Date: May 2008 | Edition: 17

This easy-to-use reference is a must-have for all clinicians and healthcare professionals seeking quick access to concise, comprehensive drug information. Published in cooperation with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook is trusted by practitioners everywhere to help improve patient outcomes and prevent medication errors. The Drug Information Handbook, 17th edition, contains 1,415 drug monographs, including over 30 new drugs and hundreds of updates. Monographs encompass up to 32 fields of information, including detailed content on dosage, drug interactions, and adverse reactions. Supplementing the drug information is an extensive Appendix, with hundreds of charts and reviews of special topics, such as treatment guidelines and therapy recommendations, and a Pharmacologic Category Index, listing all drugs under their unique pharmacologic class. With this edition, the Drug Information Handbook employs a new size and format, with larger text, making it easier than ever to read and use.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1938 pages
• Publisher: Lexi-Comp; 17 edition (May 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591952360
• ISBN-13: 978-1591952367
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #581,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wait, there's more, July 10, 2008

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Eric Naumann "e man" (Florence, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals (Paperback)

Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook is the bomb. No nagging adds like the PDR; just the facts, ma'am. More eye friendly than previous editions, and still packed with about a gillion tables in the appendix. Drug names are now in red. This is the cat's meow; I probably use it once a day in patient care. Shipping and price are much better through Amazon than through the publisher.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic pharmacy reference!, October 14, 2008

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Janet Strain - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals (Paperback)

This book is great. It's too large to carry in your white coat, but as a desktop reference it's unbeatable. I am a student pharmacist on rotations and it has already helped me immensely. I don't have a PDA, so this book is great for looking up quick details. The new features (drug names in red, larger size, reference charts in the back) make this much better than previous editions. Usually I just buy books "to have" and never really use them, but I've used this countless times in the first month I've had it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, January 26, 2011

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J. Tse - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals (Paperback)

DI Handbook is easy to use and find information right away. Pretty helpful during pharm school. Bad part is, even though it's a "handbook", it's still pretty big and heavy.