Main description:

Available without a prescription,
an essential reference for every family

For more than twenty-five years, "The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs" has helped families make sense of the overwhelming and often contradictory flood of information about their prescriptions. Filled with critical health information, this fully revised and updated edition provides more detailed and comprehensive profiles on the most important drugs in current use than any other reference source. You'll find: The benefits and risks of each drug highlighted in quick, easy-to-read reference boxes How each drug works and what to do if you miss a dose Comprehensive safety information -- including the latest details on dangerous drug combinations and interactions with herbal medicines Special precautions to take if you're over sixty, pregnant, or breastfeeding Cost-saving advice for both consumers and medical professionals 16 pages of color photographs of common prescription drugs And much more!