For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes. The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States: · Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money · What the 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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
THE PILL BOX-13TH ED.:
This is the BEST pill book available! Well written, easy to understand, and with full color pictures of many pills. donbell-half
Useful Medicine Information:
The latest version of The Pill Book provides relevant and important information for any one taking medicine. It describes the use, side effects if any and even shows a
picture of the medicines. Very often doctors don't tell their patients the purpose of medicine prescribed or what effects it will have. Using The Pill Book should make most people more comfortable when taking medicine.
Perscription Bible:
This is the third or fouth addition I have gotten of this book. I call it my Perscription Bible and have a copy at work and at home. I never take a medication without looking it up to see what, when, where and how it works. I use it as a referernce for others as well. I have been given other books but none are as easy to use or as informative as this one.
the pill book:
The Pill Book was very useful for my drug listing I had to do for school.
It provided me with concise, useful information on the drugs that I was researching.
I recommend other people to use the Pill Book.
