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Recommended Reading

No home should be without at least one drug information guide. With new drugs coming out so frequently you should update every couple of years. You should add one to your Christmas list! Here are our recommendations:

Advice for the Patient : Drug Information in Lay Language (Usp Di, Vol 2)
by U S Pharmacopeial Convention Inc Staff
Book Description
An invaluable resource for patient education. Printed in larger type and written in patient-friendly language, Advice for the Patient is designed to make important drug information easy to grasp for all patients taking medication.
Simplified drug monographs (corresponding to listings in Drug Information for the Health Care Professional) provide direct, reassuring guidance on proper drug use...precautions...side effects...special considerations such as age, allergies, pregnancy and breast-feeding...and more.

The American Pharmaceutical Association's Guide to Prescription Drugs
by Donald Sullivan
Book Description
Working in collaboration with the American Pharmaceutical Association (AphA), pharmacist Donald Sullivan has compiled this reference guide covering approximately 1,000 of the most commonly prescribed drugs. Organized in an accessible format, and written in straightforward terms for easy reading and comprehension by people without medical expertise, each drug listed includes both brand and generic names, principal uses, dosages, average prices, and advice on when to use and when to avoid certain drugs. A handy reference guide for anyone who wants to know the facts about prescribed medication.

Children's Prescription Drugs
by Consumer Guide (Editor)
Synopsis
Offers information on more than two hundred prescription and over-the-counter drugs for children, with cross-references to more than a thousand brand-name drugs, covering dosage, how to administer them, and side effects.

Griffith
Synopsis
An updated edition of the best-selling reference covers more than five thousand drugs and contains revised drug charts, information about new drugs approved by the FDA, directions and restrictions, and more.