The Pill Book New And Revised 8th Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

by Harold M. Silverman (Author)

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Product Description
This revised eighth edition of The Pill Book is bigger than ever and contains more profiles of commonly prescribed drugs than any other consumer reference. Compiled by a team of eminent pharmacologists, it is based on official, FDA-approved information usually available only to doctors and pharmacists through professional publications such as the Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) and facts and comparisons.

The Pill Book synthesizes the most important facts about each drug in a concise, readable, easy-to-understand entry. Here are complete profiles of more than 1,500 of the most commonly prescribed drugs, including:

• Generic and brand names
  
• What the drug is for and how it works
  
• Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped
  
• Side effects and possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick reference
  
• Interactions with other drugs and foods
  
• Overdose and addiction potential
  
• Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
  
• Information for seniors, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and others with special needs
  
• Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
  

This completely revised and updated eighth edition contains dozens of new brand names and important new generic drugs approved by the FDA in late 1997, that will go on sale for the first time in 1998. A 32-page insert provides actual-size full color photographs of the most-prescribed pills.

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The new seventh edition of The Pill  Book is bigger than ever and contains more  profiles of commonly prescribed drugs than any  other consumer reference. Compiled by a team of  eminent pharmacologists, it is based on official,  FDA-approved information usually available only to  doctors and pharmacists, plus the latest  information gathered from computer databases and  professional on-line resources. It synthesizes the most  important facts about each drug into a concise,  readable, easy-to-understand  entry.



Here are complete profiles of more than 1,500 of  the most commonly prescribed drugs,  including:



  Generic and  brand names



What the  drug is for and how it  works



Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is  skipped



Side effects and  possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick  reference



Interactions  with other drugs and  foods



Overdose and addiction potential



Alcohol-free and sugar-free  medications



Information for seniors, pregnant  and breast-feeding women, and others with special  needs



Cautions and  warnings, and when to call your  doctor



This completely revised and updated  seventh edition contains dozens of new brand names and  more than 25 important new drugs approved by the  FDA in late 1995, that will go on sale for the  first time in 1996. A 32-page insert provides  actual-size full-color photographs of the  most-prescribed pills. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 1248 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; 8th edition (May 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553579711
• ISBN-13: 978-0553579710
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,073,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many books have been called "must have" or "indispensable", May 3, 2000

By	Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Pill Book (Mass Market Paperback)

and this one truly is. Any family that gets more than one prescription filled a year can benefit from THE PILL BOOK. This book does its best to describe, thoroughly and patiently, the ins and outs of every prescription drug in America, what the drug is meant to do, the side effects, interactions, who should not be taking it, whether generics are available, what to do if abused, if you miss a dose, and so on. There are even color plates of the most widely prescribed drugs. Pharmacy handouts are useful, but what's in THE PILL BOOK is VITAL. It might even save your life; it certainly has saved me money and time. Get yourself the latest edition!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Medicine Book!, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pill Book (Mass Market Paperback)

You can look up medications online, but why tie up your phone line, and take a while searching the sites to find information on medication, when you can just open the book up in a minute and find what you want(FAST!) This book has alot of info on medicines that the pharmacies didn't even tell me about. This is a Great book to lay in bed with and search up all the medicines that you have taken in the past, or are currently taking. It has All the information about all the dangers of taking it with other medications, What the side effects are, Descriptions, and EVERYTHING you would ever Want to know about the medicine. It's a smaller book thats easy to carry and take with you, anywhere. This book has it all, Pictures, brand names, generic names and side effects of the medication, Etc, etc, etc..This book is a MUST HAVE book! It's worth every cent! I give this book an "A"

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful of all the books that tell you about pills., July 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pill Book : The Illustrated Guide to the Most-Prescribed Drugs in the United States (8th Ed) (Paperback)

I was able to find out more about the drugs I take from this book than from any doctor or pharmacist I have ever talked to. It tells you about drugs you shouldn't mix with each other, foods to avoid and lots of other important facts.