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Summary: Absolutely the best!
Review: I have been buying this book for years. It's better than anything else I've tried. It's easier to read than the PDR. It's much more comprehensive than other books, software programs or information on the internet. In addition to full enformation for each drug it has numerous tables of drug interactions and various types of side effects. A must-have in your home.
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Summary: Absolutely the best!
Review: I have been buying this book for years. It's better than anything else I've tried. It's easier to read than the PDR. It's much more comprehensive than other books, software programs or information on the internet. In addition to full enformation for each drug it has numerous tables of drug interactions and various types of side effects. A must-have in your home.
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Summary: Best of the Guides to Prescription Drugs
Review: I worked in a bookstore for many years, and one of the luxuries of that job was being able to order and compare every available book in several reference categories. The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs is far and away the best of the dozen or so paperback references to prescription medications. It is faster and easier to use than the PDR (which costs $50+), and the information for each drug is presented in the same sequence, making it easier to compare dosage instructions, side effects, drug combinations to avoid, etc. To stay current with your medications, it is worth buying the new edition every year.
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Summary: Best of the Guides to Prescription Drugs
Review: I worked in a bookstore for many years, and one of the luxuries of that job was being able to order and compare every available book in several reference categories. The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs is far and away the best of the dozen or so paperback references to prescription medications. It is faster and easier to use than the PDR (which costs $50+), and the information for each drug is presented in the same sequence, making it easier to compare dosage instructions, side effects, drug combinations to avoid, etc. To stay current with your medications, it is worth buying the new edition every year.
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Summary: A Laypersons Guide to Prescriptions
Review: Maybe I'm parinoid, but that doesn't mean that I can read my doctors writing on my families prescriptions, or that I know all the generic names of the drug I'm suppose to be taking, or that the pharmicist really checked for drug interactions. This book will help clear things up. It lists every drug you could think of, with generic brands, has color pictures of hard to identify drugs. Especially useful are the details on drug interations, including herbal medications (e.g. don't take St. Johns Wort with birth control pills) and common foods (e.g. some drugs do not mix will with grapefruit). Long also lists medical conditions that do not mix well with drugs (e.g. diabetes) as well as the risks of smoking and taking a certain drug, or the possible effects of the drug on pregnancy (very complete information here). Even if you only take one or two Prescription drugs this is a good book to own, your health is worth it. Also, you can look up friends and relatives drugs and find out what they are taking them for, as well as possible side effects or harmful interactions. This would be a good gift for an elderly parent or friend.
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Summary: Almost Complete
Review: This is (by far) the best Prescription Drug guide I've seen. The pros: I do agree with the other customers who said it was easier to read than the PDR. More comprehensive than the PDR. More organized than the PDR, etc. The con: I am a patient who takes many, many drugs. Unfortunately some of them are rare drugs which aren't used for many people such as "Trental" or "Clindamycin." These drugs are listed, but they note that: "This profile has been shortened to make room for more widely used medicines." I understand the book is well over a 1000 pages, but having shortened reviews of meds wasn't the most pleasing thing.--I do need complete info for these particular drugs and was not able to get it from this guide. I did not see this problem with the PDR. On the Whole: What I do like about this book the most is that everything about it is very logical. The saving space bit is understandable, but if you're taking many rare drugs and need complete info. on them, I'd reccommend browsing the book before buying it/or buying the PDR instead.
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Summary: Earlier Versions Were Great, This Is Even Better!
Review: This is the lay person's version of the PDR (physician's desk reference). It covers all of the details and and new drugs. It is very user friendly. If you take any kind of prescription drugs it is indispensable.
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Summary: Earlier Versions Were Great, This Is Even Better!
Review: This is the lay person's version of the PDR (physician's desk reference). It covers all of the details and and new drugs. It is very user friendly. If you take any kind of prescription drugs it is indispensable.
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Summary: A Must HAVE for anyone!
Review: This reference book is complete, easy to read. Lists side effects, what the drug is used for, etc. For the layperson and the medical professional.
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