Medication Prescription Handbook

Author: Chen Xiaozhi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The Drug Prescribing Handbook is a desk reference book designed for clinical practice, addressing practical issues of rational and safe medication use. Its content is up-to-date and covers a wide range of drug varieties, primarily intended for clinicians to quickly consult when prescribing medications. It can also serve as a reference for pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. With the rapid development and introduction of new drugs, the variety has been increasing, and this book selects over 2,000 commonly used and proven-effective drugs in domestic healthcare institutions, including prescription and over-the-counter medications. Among them, approximately 400 are new drugs, many of which are newly launched or about to be launched in China. Such information is difficult to find in currently published similar handbooks. Due to space limitations, except for a few exceptions, traditional Chinese medicine preparations are generally not included. In terms of content arrangement, the book is divided into 34 chapters based on clinical practice and pharmacological characteristics, with a brief overview at the beginning of each chapter. Subsequently, it introduces the drug name, synonyms, dosage forms, mechanism of action, indications, dosage and administration, adverse reactions, contraindications, and prescription notes for each drug. Among these, the prescription notes are a culmination of the theories and clinical practices of the contributing experts, making them a distinctive feature. In terms of layout, for the convenience of readers, an appendix titled "National Essential Medicines List" is included at the back of the book, serving as a reference for clinicians when prescribing and for patients when purchasing medications.