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Summary:
Everything you need to know about prescription drugs -- based on the FDA-approved information published in the Physicians' Desk Reference®
Why was this drug prescribed to me?
What are the benefits and risks of taking this drug?
Will I experience any side effects?
What questions should I ask my doctor about this prescription?
You'll find the answers to all these questions and more in this accessible, up-to-the-minute resource. The drug profiles in this consumer handbook are based on the Physicians' Desk Reference® -- the trusted guide to safe, effective drug therapy that health-care professionals have used for more than sixty years.
THE PDR® POCKET GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS™ is the source most highly trusted by doctors and patients alike, and includes important information on:
Possible food and drug interactions
Pregnancy-related warnings and safety measures
The symptoms of overdoses
Essential information about poison control centers
The top 200 most prescribed drugs
Photographs of more than 100 drugs
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs, 8th Edition (EAN): 8th Edition (Pdr Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs)
Customer Rating:
Great help but needs an index of some sort. If you only have a generic name and don't know the pharmaceutical name you may be out of luck.
No Caregiver Should Be Without This Book!
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I wrote the review that follows in 2004 for the Sixth Edition. Since that time, many new prescription drugs have been added to the physician's arsenal, so I bought the eighth edition to keep up with changing drugs. In my opinion, it's even better than the book I bought five years ago.
Here are two benefits that make this book so valuable:
1. I can see what the actual pill should look like, an especially valuable benefit because my mother is now forgetful.
2. More interaction potentials help me adjust her diet and monitor her supplements to avoid unwanted side effects.
On the downside, this book has gotten bigger -- much bigger. Of course, that isn't a fault, but still, it's not easy to handle, so it belongs in the reference section of your library.
Now here's the original review (sixth edition). My story hasn't changed, nor has my opinion of the value of this book. If you're a caregiver, please, please, inform yourself. ______________________________________
"This must be a mistake! How could his drug costs rise from $150 per month to $1101 in just three weeks?" My hand shook while I read the pharmacy bill.
The bill was accurate. In only three weeks at an Alzheimer's care unit, my father's drug expenses had soared an incredible 734%. And, the way I saw it, his quality of life had decreased about the same percentage. Walking and talking when he entered, he now spent his days in a wheelchair, unable to walk and drugged, in a constant stupor.
"I've got to do something." The thought repeated over and over in my head. "How can this be?" Then a quick trip to the grocery brought the help I needed. It came in the form of a thick paperback book, The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs.
The PDR Pocket Guide provides tons of information for all prescription drugs currently on the market. Information includes:
a. generic equivalents, b. why the drug is prescribed, c. how it should be taken, d. when it should not be taken, e. side effects and special warning, and f. possible interactions with other drugs and food.
The PDR is available through Amazon.com, or you may find a copy like I did at your local grocery or bookstore. Jam-packed with almost 1700 pages of information, this paperback is surprisingly affordable.
Using the pharmacy's bill as a list of medications, I read the PDR report for each drug my father was using. What I found astonished me.
Two of fifteen drugs prescribed were being used "off-label." One was specifically contraindicated for use with Alzheimer's patients. Two others were from drug families that I had previously pointed out in my father's list of allergic reactions.
Without this "pocket" guide, I'd never have understood what was happening to my father.
Get one today. Use it. It could save the life of someone you love dearly.
Phyllis Staff, Ph.D. author, "How to Find Great Senior Housing" and "128 Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's and Other Dementias"
new edition not very new
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i have the 5th edition PDR pocket guide. I figured it was time to update. To my dismay, the drugs i am using, or wanted to researh were not in there. I think this a re-packaged '05 ed. not an '08. Some meds that are 18-24 months old were not included. My advice--save your money--maybe the next on will be "caught up " by then. Or go to your local bookseller and actuall look at it before you buy. steve in long beach
good but big
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The organization and extensiveness of this book is very useful, however, I was expecting a POCKET guide, and this wouldn't fit in any respectable pocket.
Prescription Reference
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This book is a must for anyone who wants to find their dos and nots regarding their prescription if it is Truly Right for them.
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