Clinical Drug Handbook (Second Edition)

Author: Gao Enmin
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book aims to serve multiple purposes, covering five categories of medications: National Essential Medicines (2004); National Essential Medical Insurance and Work Injury Compensation Medicines (2004); The Pharmacopoeia of China (2005 Edition) and newly launched distinctive drugs in China and abroad; Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs; and Common Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines. It also marks the sixth batch of OTC drugs announced by the National Food and Drug Administration (NMPA) before December 2005 for easy reference by medical professionals. The "Also Known As" section provides alternative names for imported and commonly produced domestic drugs for readers' reference.
Newly added features include a pregnancy classification index for drugs and a guide on oral drug administration timing, enhancing accessibility and further improving rational drug use. Medications rarely used in clinical practice, such as those for antihelminthic, antileprosy, and antileishmaniasis, as well as biological products like vaccines not typically supplied by hospitals, are excluded.
In terms of content, the book omits easily accessible information such as chemical structures, properties, and storage conditions found in other reference books, focusing instead on the drug's generic name, synonyms, main pharmacological effects, primary uses, main adverse reactions, common dosages and administration methods, and pharmacokinetic data closely related to dosing regimens, such as plasma half-life, bioavailability, peak time, plasma protein binding rate, duration of action, post-antibiotic effect, and major drug interactions.
The book is designed to be concise, clinically practical, and highly accurate, aiming to complement other reference materials and provide benefits for clinical medication practices.