The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Drugs

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Summary: A good book for anyone to have
Review: I am about to enter a 4 month training school to be a Pharmacy Tech in the military. I wanted something to look over to generally familiarize myself with some common drugs, without too much overwhelming or detailed information. This book is perfect for that. It's quite a big book with lots and lots of different drug profiles, including common brand names of that drug and some very very general info about what it does, how it works, side effects, etc. It has an index of different categories of diseases and ailments that you can use to search for a specific drug, or you can search by the brand name to find the actual drug (ie searching for Tylenol takes to to Acetamenophin and so on...). Otherwise you can simply flip through the drugs alphabetically. I wish the explainations of how they work were a little more in depth, but for it's purpose it works perfectly as a very easy-to-comprehend reference guide for the general population on drugs. And it's nicely packaged to boot with sturdy smooth pages and color pictures - not cheaply made at all.

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Summary: A super reference book
Review: This book could not be more easy to use! Everything you need to know about the drug on one page! Very current, and from Johns Hopkins, no less. It has a great index, with both generic names and brand names listed, and is fully illustrated in color. An excellent book to own or give as a gift. the chart on grapefruit juice interactions could save your life!