Prescription Handbook (Third Edition)

Author: Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features:
1. This book is a manual for physicians to refer to when prescribing, and is not intended as a legal code.
2. This manual is divided into two parts: the main text and the appendix. The main text contains the names and usage methods of nearly a thousand drugs, while the appendix includes precautions for medication use under special human conditions, relevant regulations, and references.
3. The main text of this manual introduces various information about drugs, including their English and Chinese names, specifications, clinical applications, and precautions. The names of drugs are presented using both generic names and common commercial names. The clinical application section describes standard dosages, and the precautions briefly summarize incompatibilities.
4. The appendix of this manual introduces relevant drug regulations, rules for physicians when writing prescriptions, and references.
5. This manual adopts the international standard for units of measurement, and most of the terminology used is common terminology.
6. In cases where the provisions in this manual conflict with those of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia or higher health authorities, the regulations of the national drug administration department should be followed.
7. The main text of this manual is indexed in both Chinese and English.