Handbook of Clinical Drug Data

Handbook of Clinical Drug Data
Philip Anderson,James Knoben,William Troutman | 2001-09-11 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Medical | 1104 | Reference
"...will be useful to all health care professionals in a clinical setting." - Review of the previous edition from the Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
*Comparison charts compare and contrast drugs within the therapeutic classes, enabling readers to decide which is the best drug to use and prescribe
*Written from primary literature, not compiled from drug manufacturers promotional material
*Provides a wealth of clinical information on the use and misuse of drugs not found in any other drug reference
Reviews
I can see that the last edition of this book received poor reviews (even if the sample size was miniscule). But I can say that this has been the most helpful drug reference that a clinician can have, particularly if they are in a position where they are looked at to offer expertise on how to manage drug therapy. The sections on Patient Instructions, Adverse Reactions and monitoring parameters are especially useful, as are the notes and drug class charts.



What makes this such an incredible reference - particularly while participating on rounds - is how concise and informative it is, while putting each monograph into the context of what information is most helpful to your choice of agent and how to manage it. You are not only provided with information that is pertinent to the specific drug, but with information that contextualizes its proper use within each therapeutic category. Some bumpkin in the last edition's comments complained that patients are not prescribed classes of drugs, but individual drugs. That makes me curious as to how he decides to go with one medication over any other in that class. And I can only hope his criteria are as objective, concise and informative as this guide. That's a hard combination of demands to achieve, and yet Handbook of Clinical Drug Data pulls it off admirably, in my estimation.



I'll wait until the newest edition comes out this April to purchase another copy for work. I hope it continues in the tradition of the previous two, and best of luck to the publisher. In a field that is as information-rich as it is constantly changing, Handbook of Clinical Drug Data definitely stands out and deserves recognition among the available guides and texts. There is no better pocket guidebook for a clinical pharmacist to use and I would advise any pharmacy student, both those whom I regularly precept and any others, to set aside their on-line or paperback editions of Lexi-Comp for at least a few months and pick up a copy of this.
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I started with this book back in approximately 1985 in pharmacy school now I own the 10th version, can't wait for the 11th, it is a very handy quick reference. I highly recommend it for the student as well as the professional.

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