Product Description
Most comprehensive--facts on over 1,000 medications
Latest information on new stomach-sparing arthritis drugs, remedies for migraines, and new alternatives for asthma, depression, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease
Easy-to-use--look up drugs by brand name, generic name, or medical problem
The most color photographs of any consumer drug guide

THE PLAIN FACTS ABOUT YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS
From the Same Source That Doctors Depend On

KNOW YOUR OPTIONS
Full facts about the diet drug Meridia, the new Nicotrol inhaler,
Celebrex for arthritis, and Celexa for depression. Plus new remedies for ulcers,
acne, psoriasis, high blood pressure, and more.

IN ALL PROFESSIONAL AND CONSUMER EDITIONS

Is this drug safe for someone like me? What are the signs of an overdose?
How should I make up a forgotten dose? Is this drug safe to use during pregnancy? What are the side effects and drug interactions?
The answers to these questions and more are here at your fingertips. Drawn from FDA-approved information, this unique consumer handbook comes from the Physicians' Desk Reference®, the nation's most trusted name in prescription drugs for more than half a century. You won't find a better prescription drug guide. Here's why:

Efficient and Easy-to-Use
Drugs listed by generic and brand names and by disease or illness
Written in clear, concise, everyday English
Full-color drug photographs guard against mixing up medications

Features Found in No Other Consumer Drug Guide
100 pages devoted exclusively to the latest medical breakthroughs for treating major health problems--from heart disease to allergies and chronic pain
Updates on important new treatments for such common problems as high blood pressure and osteoporosis

With this sourcebook you can have a more informed voice in the decisions made about your medical care. Make certain you have all the facts about your potent prescription drugs. This book should be the foundation of your personal health-care library.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 7 reviews)

Nice to have

This book is nice to have, but goes out of date almost before you can get it shipped. It's what it is, and I like to have it around the house.
August 23, 2007

The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs

A ready reference for the family home, highly recommended.
February 19, 2007

Good but not enough

With big letter, easy to understand language (most of the time), sounds a good alternative than to buy the original PDR for medics (cheaper too). But lacks a lot of new medicines that had been inroduce to the market by the aggressive style of the pharmaceuticals. You can find basic and most common prescriptions drugs but today (2006), there are a lot more and probably, the next one your doctor recommends you.
October 04, 2006

Excellent reference, but ...

This book is basically the same as The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs, except in a different format. The physical dimensions of this book is larger, not as many pages, and the print is somewhat larger. Information on drugs is taken from the same source (Physicans Desk Reference). There are some brief chapters in the back of this book on common medical problems. This edition was published in 2002 (so it was based on the 2001 PDR). I would suggest the PDR Pocket Guide because it is more recent and there is a new edition of the Guide due out soon. Nonetheless this is an excellent reference book to have in your home. For some people the format and size of the book and additional chapters may make this a good choice. It is just a little dated.
September 29, 2005

The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs

I found this publication to be exactly what I wanted as a reference book for prescription drugs. It has complete information about the drugs as well as color pictures of each.
September 14, 2005

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