PDR concise drug guide for advanced practice clinicians.9781563636776 PDR PDR A trademark for Physicians' Desk Reference, a group of reference books containing drug listings, especially one for prescription drugs. PDR concise drug guide for advanced practice clinicians. Medical Economics Inc. 2007 1419 pages $47.95 Paperback RM301 This pocket-size guide (4.5x8"), the latest addition to the PDR family, contains 1,800 drug monographs based on the latest FDA- approved prescribing information, plus 100 reference tables and charts, as well as a Visual Identification Guide showing hundreds of life-sized pill images. Drug monographs include information on brand and generic names generic name n. 1. The official nonproprietary name of a drug, under which it is licensed and identified by the manufacturer. 2. , manufacturer, FDA/DEA schedule, black box warnings, indications, dosage, and contraindications. The guide also features antipsychotic antipsychotic /an·ti·psy·chot·ic/ (-si-kot´ik) effective in the treatment of psychotic disorders; also, an agent that so acts. Antipsychotics are a chemically diverse but pharmacologically similar class of drugs; besides psychotic comparisons, insulin formulation comparisons, and coverage of over-the-counter products. Entries are indexed by brand and generic names and pharmacologic pharmacologic /phar·ma·co·log·ic/ (-kah-loj´ik) pertaining to pharmacology or to the properties and reactions of drugs. pharmacological, pharmacologic pertaining to pharmacology. category. The guide will be useful to physician assistants, nurse practitioners nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. , clinical pharmacist specialists, and medical and allied health students. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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