Author : Ellen Drake
Publisher : W B Saunders Company
Page : pages
File Size : 47,73 MB
Release : 2009-01-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781437709940
Book Description
With the most up-to-date information from the source you trust, this drug reference CD-ROM lets you quickly search the correct spelling and capitalization of more than 39,500 brand-name and generic drugs. It also includes dosage forms, investigational drug names and codes, chemotherapy protocols, trademarked dosage forms, and drug categories/classes. The database is updated monthly, so you can download the latest information on a regular basis. More than 39,500 brand-name and generic drugs are included, with downloadable monthly updates on newly approved drugs, discontinued drugs, new indications, new dosage information, patent expirations, name changes, investigational drugs, and schedule changes. Indications along with standard dosages are included for approved drugs. An exclusive sound-alike finder helps you avoid making errors with similar drug names. Hyperlinks allow you to cross-reference between brands, indications, sound-alikes, investigational, and more. A unique "fuzzy" search feature allows you to input a possible spelling for a drug name and receive the closest matches to that drug. The ability to find similar brands by indications or generics. Saunders Pharmaceutical XRef Book database is cross-referenced, for information on hazardous materials, street slang, and investigational code names. Shortcuts and hot keys save you time by allowing you to navigate the software, perform searches, and view results without ever taking your hands from the keyboard. Monthly updates may be downloaded for up-to-the-minute information. 700 new entries and 2,000 modified entries have been added to this edition. A new search option lets you choose to include or exclude investigational drugs from searches, for faster search results. New searching by disease or diagnosis helps you verify questionable drug names by correlating specific diseases and diagnoses with categories of drugs.