Complete guide to prescription & nonprescription drugs /

This is a guide to all major prescription and nonprescription drugs, featuring FDA information and an A-Z list of illnesses for easy reference. Includes coverage of dosage and length of time before a drug takes effect; side effects; special precautions; interactions with other food and drugs; standa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Griffith, H. Winter (Henry Winter), 1926-1993 (Author), Moore, Stephen W. (Author, Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Perigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2015.
Edition:	2016-2017 Perigee trade paperback edition.
Series:	Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs
Subjects:	Drugs > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Drugs, Nonprescription > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Drugs. Pharmaceutical Preparations Nonprescription Drugs Médicaments > Guides, manuels, etc. Médicaments délivrés sans ordonnance > Guides, manuels, etc. Médicaments. Drugs, Nonprescription. Nonprescription drugs. Handbook Popular Work Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels.

Table of Contents:

Drugs and you
Guide to drug charts
Checklist for safer drug use
Compliance with Doctors' instructions
Cough and cold medicines
Pregnancy risk category information for drugs
Pregnancy and taking drugs
Buying prescription drugs online
Guidelines for disposing of drugs
Getting help from your pharmacist
Cutting medicine costs
Aging and taking medicines
Information about substances of abuse
Medical conditions and their commonly used drugs
Drug charts (Alphabetized by drug generic name or drug class name)
Generic and brand name directory
Additional drug interactions
Glossary
Index (Generic names, brand names, and class names)
Emergency guide for overdose victims
Emergency guide for anaphylaxis victims.