'The eagerly awaited updated version of The Equine Formulary has arrived, and the already decent book has been improved. it's author, Professor Derek Knottenbelt, is a world-renowned expert on equine medicine, and particularly for his role in preparing students for life in equine veterinary practise. His vast experience and aptitude for making things easy to understand shine through in this book.The book is well organized and the contents pages are well set out... the bulk of the text is an exhaustive index of medicine. The Plethora of entries is a comforting reminder of the relatively large number of drugs that we have available for use. These are helpfully categorized by use or action, aiding drug comparisons and therefore selection of the best remedy... this, I believe, will be the essential in-car reference guide for equine veterinary surgeons. it is certainly a must-have book for all recently qualified equine practitioners, and those veterinarians who are seeing horses infrequently within the mixed practise setting."- The Veterinary Record22/06/06

• Part 1: Vital Signs, Normal ValuesReference ValuesSample CollectionReproductive DataPart 2: Diagnostic TestsTest PerformancesPart 3: Index of Drugs Used in Equine MedicineThe Use of Veterinary Medicinal ProductsGuidelines for the Use of Medicines in Equine AnimalsPrescriptionsPrescription AbbreviationsDrug Categorisation for Prescription PurposesDistribution Categories (UK) from October 2005Section 1: Drugs Acting on Central Nervous SystemSection 2: Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular SystemSection 3: Drugs Acting on the Respiratory SystemSection 4: Drugs Acting on the Urinary TractSection 5: Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal TractSection 6: Hormones/Steroids and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory DrugsSection 7: Anti-infective DrugsSection 8: Blood Modifying AgentsSection 9: Vaccines/AntiseraSection 10: Miscellaneous Drugs/Medications and Other MaterialsPart 4: Clinical AidsSection 1: Bodyweight and Surface Area EstimationSection 2: Imperial-Metric ConversionSection 3: SI Unit Conversion FactorsSection 4: Restraint of HorsesSection 5: AgeingSection 6: Humane DestructionSection 7: Bandaging TechniquesSection 8: Clinical TechniquesSection 9: Signs of Impending ParturitionSection 10: Neonatal Assessment and Sepsis Scoring of FoalsSection 11: Poisons and AntidotesSection 12: Notifiable DiseasesSection 13: Investigative Methods/ProtocolsSection 14: Equipment for Equine PracticeSection 15: AnaesthesiaSection 16 Current Requirements Concerning Drug Usage and Passport Regulations in the UKIndex