Your updated jargon-free medication reference book! An invaluable guide to your knowledge of prescribed and over-the-counter medication in the UK.<\/b><\/p>\n
Healthcare workers, including nurses and paramedics, and laypeople will find this reference guide informative, clear, and lifesaving. Filled with a wealth of pharmaceutical knowledge, you can explore over-the-counter, prescribed, and illicit medicines and drugs.<\/p>\n
The New Guide to Medicines and Drugs (11th edition)<\/i> expands on popular pharmaceuticals and those lesser-known. Inside the pages of this medication reference manual, you’ll discover: <\/b><\/p>\n
– Fully illustrated chapters explain how 80 principal classes of drug are used and how they work in the body
– Information on 285 generic drugs detailing their adverse effects, interactions, special precautions, and effects of prolonged use
– A Drug Finder index including more than 3,000 drugs (including generic names and brand names) available on prescription or over-the-counter
– Updated information in this new edition was reviewed by experts and updated to reflect currently available drugs, their uses, potential side effects, and precautions
– The latest information on vaccination, vitamins, and minerals, and drugs of abuse
– Nine new generic drug profiles, including cannabidiol – the new cannabis-derived drug for multiple sclerosis and epilepsy <\/p>\n
Have you ever wondered about the medication that you are taking or if it’s right for you? Or if you should try the latest on the market? <\/i>This reference guide explores how medicines work, what they treat, and developments in medication. Once you’ve worked through these pages, you’ll have a complete understanding of major drug groups; their benefits, and their side effects. <\/p>\n
With accessible text and an easy-to-navigate format, explore dosage, possible interactions with other medicines, and allergies to certain medicine types. It also provides expert tips and advice on what to do if you miss a dose or ingest too much – plus how medicines target specific ailments and areas in the body.<\/p>\n
Although this reference is invaluable to healthcare professionals, its concise and jargon-free text will benefit anybody taking medication or wanting to know more about the drugs used in common medical practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Discover how medicines work, what they treat, their risks, benefits, and side effects from this new edition. Clear and easy-to-use, this guide explains what the major drug groups are and what they are used for. It explains how drugs work, dosage and side-effects, and possible interactions with other medicines. Clear, concise, and jargon-free, the book provides guidance for anybody taking medication or wanting to know more about the drugs used in common medical practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[911],"product_tag":[6159,28732,1931],"class_list":["post-106555","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-health","product_tag-medicine-general-issues","product_tag-pharmacology","product_tag-popular-medicine-health","pa_book_author-m-oshaughnessy","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-615-1-edition23","pa_edition-11th-edition-fully-revised-and-updated","pa_imprint-dorling-kindersley-limited","pa_language-english","pa_pages-15998","pa_publisher-dorling-kindersley-limited","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n