It is essential that all involved in a patient's health care should have ready access to information on the various medicines prescribed or bought over the counter. Updated annually, "Drugs Handbook" provides quick and easy access to these facts and acts as a concise guide to almost all medicines available in the UK.
Introduction - Non-prescription Medicines - Innovations in Drug development - Cost-effectiveness - Interactions - Drugs and Medicines - Names of Drugs - Drug Safety Monitoring - Drugs in Pregnancy - Drug Combinations - Other Reference Sources - Abbreviations - Definitions of Drug Group Names and Medical terms - Part I: Approved Names - Part II: Trade Names - Appendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs -