Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2002 [Paperback]

Ellen Drake CMT FAAMT (Author), Randy Drake MS (Author), Ellen Drake (Author), Randy Drake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0721696848 | ISBN-13: 978-0721696843 | Edition: 2

For medical transcriptionists who need to find accurate information quickly, Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book 2002 is a must-have! This fast, easy-to-use reference provides the correct spelling and capitalization of over 25,000 brand and generic name drugs with dosage forms, investigational drug names and codes, chemotherapy protocols, trademarked dosage forms, and drug categories/classes, as well as the indications of approved drugs and standard dosages.

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About the Author

Randy Drake, BS; and Ellen Drake, CMT

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721696848
• ISBN-13: 978-0721696843
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,508,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ellen Drake, CMT, is coauthor of the Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book and author of the Sloane Medical Word Book. She is a development editor for Health Professions Institute (HPI) in Modesto, CA, where she helped develop the two most highly acclaimed medical transcription training programs: The SUM Program for Medical Transcription Training and Medical Transcription Fundamentals and Practice. She has contributed to several textbooks and written dozens of articles for Perspectives on the Medical Transcription Profession. Ellen is also an editorial consultant and contributor to the Dorland's Medical Speller and Taber's Medical Dictionary. She has given dozens of presentations to audiences of medical transcription (MT) practitioners and educators in many venues. Ellen worked as an MT in diverse settings, owned an MT service, and taught medical transcription at a community college and online. She also has a degree in Education (English) and taught high school English for 5 years.

Ellen enjoys writing (of course!), being with her large family and many friends, spoiling her three cats-Aristotle, Nefertiti, and Chat Noire-(don't worry, their names are not used as passwords!), and working in her yard and garden. In 2008, Ellen went on 9000-mile cross-country road trip alone and lived to tell about it.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Medical Transcriptionists, March 25, 2002

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DDShelby (Savannah, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2002 (Paperback)

The Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2002 is a must have for every medical transcriptionist. Its the only pharmaceutical book I trust. It has the most up-to-date drug information available. Tired of searching the internet for those newer drug names you just cannot find? Well with this drug book you can end those days. This book is one of very few that really is updated yearly with the new drug names and information. ...Its comprehensive and very easy to use. Its the one reference book I make sure to get yearly.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthcare workers need this book, November 28, 2002

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Patricia R. Andersen "redheaded booklover" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2002 (Paperback)

If you work in the healthcare profession, you should immediately buy this book - unless you're holding out for the new book (2003). I use this book at least once a week at work (I work in a long term care pharmacy) and it never disappoints. The old drugs as well as the new drugs are in there, when the drug has been discontinued as well as the therapeutic classes. And if you're trying to figure out what Paxipam is or whether there's a new formulation for Dimetapp, this book can help you out.
If you're involved in any way with drugs (pharmacy, nursing, medical records/transcriptionist, etc) you'll find this book to be a goldmine of information.
Buy it, it will save you so much time, for example, when you're wondering if Percodan or Percocet has Tylenol in it and is Robitussin really guafensin.