| View Larger Image | The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals | Hardcoverby Maryadele J. O'Neil (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Merck | | Edition: | 14th Edition | | Page Count: | 2,564 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 03, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 36,686th |
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Product Description
The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds. Compounds included: • human and veterinary drugs • biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodies • substances used for medical imaging • biologicals and natural products • plants and traditional medicines • nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals • agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides • Organic chemicals used in research • Food additives and supplements • dyes, colors and indicators • environmentally significant substances Information provided: • chemical, common and generic names • Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies • CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds • Over 8,500 chemical structures • molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition • capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance • scientific and patent literature references • physical and toxicity data • therapeutic and commercial uses • caution and hazard information In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to existing monographs. Now includes a companion CD-ROM which features 989 monographs no longer available in print, organic name reactions, supplemental tables and a new user interface for user-friendly searching. Features of the CD: Searchable by keywords, references, and numerical properties Search the complete contents of the 14th edition, plus nearly a thousand monographs archived from previous editions Comes with a free one-year subscription to the Merck Index Internet Edition Windows-compatible CD powered by CambridgeSoft's ChemFinder Extensively revised supplemental tables now including acronyms, vaccines, and physical constants More than 70 pages of hard to find information in one easy-to-use place |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 11 reviews)
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COLLEGE MAJOR - CHEMISTRY by Melinda Fryman (Florida)  5 Stars
June 17, 2009
Bought for my son who is majoring in Chemistry at University of South Florida (GO BULLS!!!). He was so excited to have this book. Said he will keep it forever. Had used several editions in AP Chemistry in high school.
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An essential reference book for chemists by Norman Strojny (western desert of Utah) 5 Stars
November 24, 2008
The Merk Index is an essential reference book for chemists. During my entire career working in the research and development of analytical chemistry methods for pharmaceuticals, there always was a copy of The Merk Index in the laboratory. Usually, I had my own copy of an earlier edition on my own bookshelf, over my desk. I cannot imagine starting a new method development project without, first, looking for any pertinent information that might be in The Merk Index.
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There is a major bug with the CD software. by FOR REAL  4 Stars
January 11, 2007
The problem can be resolved by thier "stupid" customer service people, if you can somehow convince them that you have the correct CD. The Merck software is excellent, and the Cambridgesoft software running it is terrible, I feel sorry for Merck. It wouldn't run properly on my machine, I had to go back and forth over 4 days to resolve this issue with their outsourced (to India) technical staff via email. Apparently if you have a previous version of Merck installed with Cambridgesoft software on your XP, then you will need to perform some surgery on your Registry, and then install an update into certain files locaed on the C drive.
Once you get it working, it should be fine.
No doubt however that the TEXT Merck Index is EXCELLENT.
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Great Reference - BEWARE MISSING PAGES by J. Oxley (Texas)  3 Stars
December 06, 2006
This is an indispensable reference book. I use it daily. I recently upgraded to this most recent version. I have had it about 3 weeks. I went to look up quinine today and couldn't find the Q's. Then I had a brief moment of disbelief and I recited the alphabet to myself to make sure I wasn't missing something. Then, I noticed my copy skipped from page 1376 to page 1425! Fortunately I can still exchange the book, but beware....count your pages when you get this book.
Otherwise, great book. And the included CD-ROM provides a little extra searching power. I would prefer that the CD interface and printouts were a little cleaner.
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MERCK'S REVELATIONS by reviewer (Zurich, Switzerland.) 4 Stars
December 29, 2002
This edition of "The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, & Biologicals" shows remarkable improvement over its predecessor.Boasting of diverse groups of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, it is a success in its own right. There are just plenty to be explored! The book brims with accurate up-to-date information. Pharmacists, Medics, Chemists, Biologists, Physicists, Agriculturists, and many other professionals who work with elements, compounds and mixtures will find this book very useful. It is revised, and is complemented with detailed descriptions, which include molecular formulae, molecular weights, as well as the percentage compositions of constituent chemicals in a compound or mixture.It is a valuable reference tool.
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