Stockley’s Drug Interactions, 8th Edition 8th Edition (2008) by Karen Baxter PDF

Description

First published over twenty years ago, “Stockley’s Drug Interactions” is still the most indispensable and authoritative international source of drug interaction information. Based upon the many thousands of published clinical papers and reports, it provides a series of detailed yet concise monographs designed for quick and easy reference. Each monograph contains a summary, clinical evidence for the interaction under discussion, its probable mechanism, clinical importance and management. Individual interactions are assembled alphabetically into chapters, grouped therapeutically, pharmacologically or individually. Both Recommended International Nonproprietary Names (rINN) and US Adopted Names (USAN) are used throughout the book.

Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Stockley’s Drug Interactions, edited by Karen Baxter, remains the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative reference book on drug interactions. Contains detailed yet concise monographs Covers interactions between therapeutic drugs, proprietary medicines, herbal medicines, foods, drinks, pesticides and drugs of abuse Based on published sources and fully referenced Provides comprehensive details of the clinical evidence for the interactions under discussion, an assessment of their clinical importance and gives clear guidance on how to manage the interaction in practice Covers over 17,000 indexed interaction pairs Contains over 3,100 monographsFor the 8th edition Over 300 new monographs All existing entries thoroughly reviewed and revalidated Herbal medicine coverage extended over 130 monographs based on in vivo data as well as coverage of dietary supplements, foods and fruit juices Review monographs added to aid understanding of the mechanisms behind the interactions.Stockley’s Drug Interactions provides the busy healthcare professional with quick and easy access to clinically relevant, evaluated and evidence-based information on drug interactions.

Pharmacology