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  • Published: 15 May 2012
  • ISBN: 9780553593563
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 1296
  • RRP: $24.99

The Pill Book (15th Edition)

New and Revised 15th Edition




Updated with profiles of more than twenty brand-new drugs approved in 2010 and 2011, the latest safety information for every drug profile, and new brand names of existing pharmaceutical products, The Pill Book 15th Edition remains the most authoritative consumer guide to prescription drugs, with nearly twenty million copies in print.

No home should be without this book!

THE CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO PILLS—COMPLETELY REVISED 15TH EDITION WITH MORE THAN 20 IMPORTANT NEW DRUGS AND DOZENS OF NEW BRAND NAMES

For more than three decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved information on more than 1,800 of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, with guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes. Inside you’ll discover
 
• generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money
• what each 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 food
• overdose and addiction potential
• alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
• the most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling
• information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding women, children, and others with special needs
• cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
• 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills

  • Published: 15 May 2012
  • ISBN: 9780553593563
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 1296
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

HAROLD M. SILVERMAN

HAROLD SILVERMAN, Pharm. D., has been practicing health-care public affairs and communications for over fifteen years. He is the co-author of Bantam's THE VITAMIN BOOK, and author of the chapter on generic drugs in THE MERCK MANUAL: HOME EDITION.

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