Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care contains the most authoritative information on nonprescription drug pharmacotherapy, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug
and preventive measures, and complementary and alternative therapies. The 16th edition shows students and practitioners how to assess and triage a patient's health complaint. And it provides FDA-approved dosing
information and evidence-based research on effi cacy and safety considerations of nonprescription, herbal, and homeopathic medications. Free to purchasers of the book: a fully searchable eBook of
the entire textbook downloaded to your computer
Key Features:
• Updated information and references
• Thorough cross-referencing of the primary topics
• Enhanced complementary and alternative medicine section, with three new chapters replacing those of the previous edition, plus standardized assessments of natural products throughout
• Quick-reference tools such as treatment algorithms (including exclusions for self-treatment), drug product tables, patient education sidebars, and product administration illustrations
• New case studies in each disease-related chapter
• Concise Key Points section at the end of the disease-related chapters
• Color plate section with more than 50 illustrations
• Separate Web site devoted to the book (OTCHandbook.com) with robust classroom and practice resources, including chapter updates