The PDR family guide to prescription drugs [[Book] /]
[from Medical Economics].
- 4th ed., rev. & updated with the latest new drugs.
- New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996.
- xxx, 752 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes indexes.
Drug profiles -- Disease overviews -- New hope for heart patients -- Defusing high blood pressure -- Coping with arthritis -- Osteoporosis, back pain, and other bone disorders -- Digestive disorders, minor and major -- Defeating the dangers of respiratory disease -- Cancer: improving the odds of a cure -- New answers for pain -- Overcoming emotional and psychological problems -- OB/GYN disorders: causes and treatments -- Birth control: more options than ever -- Handling the familiar childhood infections -- Ear, nose, and throat disorders -- Relief for common allergies -- Dealing with skin problems -- Correcting glandular disorders -- Counterattacking major infections -- Overcoming kidney disease -- Bringing urinary disorders under control -- Dealing with liver disease -- Facing up to sexually transmitted disease -- Facts about AIDS -- Drugs and the elderly -- Safe medication use -- Poison control centers.