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Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts (Norton Professional Books)
Psychotropic Drugs Fast Facts - Norton Professional Books Author:Jerrold S. Maxmen, Nicholas G. Ward As new psychotropic drugs have flooded America, many physicians have been left scrambling for authoritative information. This handy reference gives them the facts they need on nine categories of medications, detailing drugs available, their forms and recommended doses, symptom indications, side effects, drug-drug interactions, effects on laborat... more »ory texts, overdoses (and remedies), methods for withdrawal, information for use during pregnancy and lactation, nurses' information, patient and family notes -- and more. This is a book of facts on clinical psychopharmacology -- no explanations, no background, no theory --j ust facts.
The second edition covers several drugs that were not available when the first edition was published: the antipsychotics risperidone and tacrine (for dementia); antidepressants, including fluvoxamine, nafazodone, paroxetine, and venlafaxine; and the hypnotic zolpidem. In addition, it updates all of the information from the first edition, especially on the topic of drug-drug interactions.
As an up-to-date resource, this volume belongs right next to the clinician's definitive references, such as the DSM-IV.« less