GLYN VOLANS, MD, BSc, FRCP, is Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist at King's College London School of Medicine, UK.HEATHER WISEMAN, BSc, MSc, is an information scientist with a long-standing interest in drug safety.

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'Includes new drugs and omits those no longer available. It is a quick reference for those who do not have access to regularly published drug information books.'- Nursing Standard 'In a ward where one needs to look up drugs quickly, a drug index book such as this would prove useful.'- Nursing Times

• IntroductionNon-prescription MedicinesInnovations in Drug DevelopmentCost-effectivenessInteractionsDrugs and MedicinesNames of DrugsDrug Safety MonitoringDrugs in PregnancyDrug CombinationsOther Reference SourcesAbbreviationsDefinitions of Drug Group Names and Medical TermsPART I: APPROVED NAMESPART II: TRADE NAMESPart III: HERBAL MEDICINESAppendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs.

GLYN VOLANS, MD, BSc, FRCP, is Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist at King's College London School of Medicine, UK.HEATHER WISEMAN, BSc, MSc, is an information scientist with a long-standing interest in drug safety.

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'Includes new drugs and omits those no longer available. It is a quick reference for those who do not have access to regularly published drug information books.'- Nursing Standard 'In a ward where one needs to look up drugs quickly, a drug index book such as this would prove useful.'- Nursing Times

• IntroductionNon-prescription MedicinesInnovations in Drug DevelopmentCost-effectivenessInteractionsDrugs and MedicinesNames of DrugsDrug Safety MonitoringDrugs in PregnancyDrug CombinationsOther Reference SourcesAbbreviationsDefinitions of Drug Group Names and Medical TermsPART I: APPROVED NAMESPART II: TRADE NAMESPart III: HERBAL MEDICINESAppendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs.

GLYN VOLANS, MD, BSc, FRCP, is Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist at King's College London School of Medicine, UK.HEATHER WISEMAN, BSc, MSc, is an information scientist with a long-standing interest in drug safety.

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'Includes new drugs and omits those no longer available. It is a quick reference for those who do not have access to regularly published drug information books.'- Nursing Standard 'In a ward where one needs to look up drugs quickly, a drug index book such as this would prove useful.'- Nursing Times

• IntroductionNon-prescription MedicinesInnovations in Drug DevelopmentCost-effectivenessInteractionsDrugs and MedicinesNames of DrugsDrug Safety MonitoringDrugs in PregnancyDrug CombinationsOther Reference SourcesAbbreviationsDefinitions of Drug Group Names and Medical TermsPART I: APPROVED NAMESPART II: TRADE NAMESPart III: HERBAL MEDICINESAppendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs.