Book Description

The small and conveniently sized quick-reference Stockley's Drug Interactions Pocket Companion 2012 continues to provide the busy healthcare professional with a trustworthy, affordable and practical clinical reference on drug interactions and their management. It draws on the wealth of clinically evaluated, evidence-based information on drug-drug, drug-herb and drug-food interactions that is presented in the latest revalidated updates of the full reference work, Stockley's Drug Interactions. Includes over 1,900 interaction monographs pertaining to specific drugs or drug groups, including over 200 new monographs; new and updated interactions advice, as well as the addition of drugs including febuxostat, ivabradine, lacosamide, pitavastatin, retigabine (ezogabine), rufinamide and ulipristal; structured alphabetically for ease of searching, with a comprehensive back of book index; easy-to-use severity rating symbols offer guidance to the user on the clinical significance of the interaction; quick-reference format summarises the interaction and management advice; an essential clinical reference for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals