The Pill Book (13th Edition) (Pill Book) | 
| Author: Harold M. Silverman
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
List Price: $7.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 4806
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 13 New Rev
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1296
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.9
ISBN: 0553588931
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.103
EAN: 9780553588934
ASIN: 0553588931
Publication Date: April 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes.
The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States:
• Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money
• What the drug is for, and how it works
• Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped
• Side effects and possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick reference
• Interactions with other drugs and food
• Overdose and addiction potential
• Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
• The most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling
• Information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding women, children, and others with special needs
• Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
• 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 practical & important help March 16, 2008
My daughter, then age 12, got the shingles, a disease usually reserved for older people. I didn't know what it was, but she was in quite a bit of distress. It was Memorial Day Weekend,and I had to take her to a walk-in clinic, the only place around that was open. They prescribed an anti-viral. When we got home, I looked it up in this book. It said that the drug was not approved for children. On Tuesday, I called her pediatrician, who agreed with the book & substituted a different medications. I was glad that I had the book and the information. Otherwise, who knows if I even would have called her doctor?
Every household should have one December 25, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book that every household should have. It is up to date, easy to use, and written in laymans terms. I would recommend it. I try to keep the newest version on hands.
The Pill Book is Great October 3, 2007
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my second different copy of the Pill book and I would not take any medications without reading it first. I am disappointed though that I could never find the book in hard back
 The Pill Book September 17, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a very good book. It tells you a lot more than the pharmacy papers that you receive with your drugs.
Useful and Easy to Read May 16, 2007
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am a college student who is planning on applying to a pharmacy school in the next year or two. I also currently work at a pharmacy.
This book is really helpful in getting me acquainted with medications. I study one or two different medications a night just so I will be familiar with the prescriptions when I'm at work or later on when I'm in pharmacy school. It familiarizes me with the generic and brand names of drugs, side effects, uses, etc. When I'm at work I have the pharmacists quiz me on stuff when there's a lull and nothing to do. Because it's so easy to read, I actually look forward to reading it at night before I sleep-- it's definitely easier to get through than some of the reading I'm assigned at school!
I brought it home for my parents, who find it only slightly useful. My dad is the only one who picks up prescriptions, and it's usually the same stuff all the time, so after reading up on his meds he didn't really have any interest in the book. However, I can see how some families, and not just students, can find this book useful.
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