Physicians' Desk Reference, 2008 (Physicians' Desk Reference (Bookstore Version)) | 
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Publisher: Thomson Healthcare
Category: Book
List Price: $94.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 269122
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 62
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 3200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.3
Dimensions (in): 13.1 x 9.9 x 3.3
ISBN: 1563636611
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.1
EAN: 9781563636615
ASIN: 1563636611
Publication Date: November 30, 2007
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Condition: Brand new book. Never used. Still sealed in original package !!
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Product Description
The authoritative source of FDA-approved information on prescription drugs.
Physicians have turned to PDR for the latest word on prescription drugs for over 62 years! Today, PDR is considered the standard prescription drug reference and can be found in virtually every medical facility and pharmacy in the United States. The 62nd edition contains more than 3,000 pages our most comprehensive edition ever!
Among the new drugs featured in this edition are:
Brovana
Coreg CR
Fentora
Glumetza
Januvia
Travatan Z
Vectibix
Zolinza
You will find information on more than 4,000 drugs by brand and generic name, manufacturer, and product category. Your 2008 PDR provides usage information and warnings, drug interactions, plus more than 2,000 full-size, full-color photos cross-referenced to the drug. You will also find:
Phonetic spelling
Adverse Reactions
A key to controlled substances
Contraindications
Dosages
Pediatric use
Clinical pharmacology
FDA use-in-pregnancy ratings
Other FDA-required information
FREE PDR ELECTRONIC LIBRARY ON CD-ROM INCLUDED WITH THE 2008 PDR*!
The retail edition of the 2008 PDR includes a free PDR Electronic Library on CD-ROM*. This valuable CD-ROM includes the full-text information of the 2008 Physicians Desk Reference, PDR For Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements and the PDR For Ophthalmic Medicines. As an added bonus, the PDR on CD-ROM also includes a Drug Interactions module that allows the user to check multi-drug regimens for potentially dangerous interactions.
*Due to the importance of having current drug information, the PDR Electronic Library has a two year useful life. The software and data on this CD will expire on 12/31/09.
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 critical review August 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The PDR 2008 suffers the same inexcusable omissions present in the other PDRs published in recent years. For example, important drugs in various classes from analgesics (methadone) to anorexiants are omitted entirely especially if the drug went generic decades ago. Cost-effectiveness as reflected in number-needed-to-treat is also a wide-spread omission in analysis of the drugs discussed( e.g. Fosamax number-needed-to-treat 83, cost effectiveness ~$223,000 to prevent 1 hip fracture). It is a shame that one has to literally collect old PDRs from used-book thrift store to find drug information published in editions from previous decades, where those drugs are not to be found current editions. Extensive, in-depth analysis of certain drugs like Zoloft regurgitates out-dated information and ignores not-so-recent published data about it's reuptake inhibition of dopamine or norephinephrine equivalent to that of methylphenidate). It is unfortnately seeming more and more another veiled, vehicle of pharmaceutical industry advertisement.
 Good Price. August 27, 2008
A really good price for this book. I'll be back for sure.
Big Bang for the Buck! July 14, 2008
This PDR is a great value. Most PDR's cost 3X this one. Plus you get the information on a CD ROM, too. My husband was thrilled with this gift.
PDR July 1, 2008
Extremely pleased...in excellent condition for an used book, especially one of this type, which are normally used often by an owner; the pages appear brand new.
Necessary June 10, 2008
Everyone who takes medication should own a PDR. Many times a doctor will prescribe something and leave it to the pharmacist to warn you about side effects. Then there is the issue of drug interaction. This book could save someone's life. When I challenged an internist (actually his nurse) I was accused of practicing medicine without a license. The lady later died due to a drug interaction.
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