Jeffrey K. Aronson (ed.)

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs

The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Main description:
Building on the success of the 14 previous editions, this remarkable reference has been extensively reorganized and expanded and now comprises almost 1,500 individual drug articles providing the most complete coverage of adverse reactions and interactions found anywhere. Each article contains detailed and authoritative information about the adverse effects of each drug, with comprehensive references to the primary literature making this a must have for any academic or medical library, pharmacologist, regulatory organization, hospital dispensary or pharmaceutical company.

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- Enhanced encyclopedic format with drug monographs now organised alphabetically
- Completely expanded coverage of each drug - thalidomide warranted three sentences in Meylers 14th edition, but is now a 13 page extensive monograph
- Clearer, systematic organization of information for easier reading including case histories to provide perspective on each listing
- Extensive bibliography with over 40,000 references - Meylers 15th edition incorporates all relevant citations from Meylers 14th, but also includes relevant citations from previous editions of Meylers and Side Effects of Drugs Annuals to give a historical perspective on the use and safety of drugs

Review quote:
Praise for the Previous Edition:
"The high-quality indexes of drugs and of side-effects make this title even more valuable."
--JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

"Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs is a valuable reference for doctors, pharmacists, or any health professional wanting an informed view of undesired drug effects. It is essential to pharmacy library collections."
--E-STREAMS

"When information in relation to adverse effects of medicinal products is required this book is, in my view, one of the best sources available."
--IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Table of contents:
Contributors
Foreword
Contents
How to use this book
Overview of Drug Monographs
Preface
Drug Monographs
Index of Drug Names
Index of Adverse Reactions

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier/Embase
• 15th edition
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780444509987
• ISBN-10: 0444509984
• Artikelnr.: 21966353

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey K. Aronson M.A. D. Phil., MB. FRCP, is currently Reader of Clinical Pharmacology at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford England. Dr. Aronson has been editor of the Side Effects of Drugs Annuals (an Elsevier book series) since 1991. In 2000, Dr. Aronson became co-Editor of Meylers 14th Edition with Professor M.N. G. Dukes. Meanwhile, he has also edited books in the past for Oxford University Press. Dr. Aronsons research interests are: methods of classifying, detecting, and reporting adverse drug reactions, including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and the use of anecdotal reports; analysis of benefits and harms in drug therapy; applying Bayesian methods to the analysis of adverse drug reactions; errors in drug administration; marrying pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in studying the clinical effects of drugs and in monitoring drug therapy; structure-activity relations of local anaesthetics; simple and cheap methods of medical management of toxicological problems in Sri Lanka.