Physicians' Desk Reference 2013 (Gift box) 67th Edition

Reccomend with caution....Years ago I worked for Aetna and used a PDR frequently. The 2013 PDR is not as much a quality book as the old books of the 80's and 90's simply because it contains limited information. Seems that now drug companies can opt out to having their prescriptions published. Thus leaving the newer PDR's incomplete. The idea is that each company publishes their own informationon line. They thus have control on HOW THEY PRESENT THEIR OWN products and basically the on line versions become one big commercial. That said, I reccomend this book for anyone that likes to read truth good and bad about medications- of course not all of today's meds are listed.....

This is the most complete book I have found for researching the risk of a drug, so I buy it about every five years. When our doctors prescribe any drug, I look it up in this book before filling the prescription and maybe discuss alternative treatments with the doctor. Prescription drugs have side effects that may not be known for 30 years, so I avoid taking them unless I am in really bad shape. I rarely get sick as I have built up my immunities over the years by having my body fight these things on its own. The book also has information on whether a pregnant or nursing mother can take it. My general rule is that if it is not safe for a pregnant or nursing mother, I am not taking it either. Drugs don't always work and it is a never ending battle with bacteria killing people in hospitals. Your body is an amazing thing and if you treat it right, it can fight bacteria better than any drug. As big as this book is, it still did not have what I was looking for in the general index, so you might have to consult another book in that case, like the Nurse's PDR.

It is what it is.. big, lots of information in a form that can be HARD to digest. Wish they'd have arranged it by drug category, etc. instead of by "manufacturer". Basically,, it's the billionaire's drug company book of patented "money making" drugs. The NEWER it gets,, the more it is filled with the newest drugs that have the worst side effects. You've seen the TV commercials.. "ASK your doctor about this or that"... (may cause drowsiness, diarrhea, heart attacks, sleep driving, exploding eyeballs, swollen tongue, clogged lungs, etc.) But it's still something you gotta have.

This product came as Brand New. I am a R.N. and wanted to check on a new medication a Doctor had suggested I use. It was a fairly new medication and has only been out for about 6 years. The Pharmacist did not have enough information to satisfy me. I could not find enough information Online either. While it does not have all the older medications in it because so many new medications come out, a person would have to collect every year of these PDR's but they had all the information I needed to make the decision Not to try this new medication as I have had past life threatening problems with other medications and I am very sensitive to medications. I was grateful to be able to purchase one from Amazon without paying the full price that I would have at a bookstore even with the delivery charge I still came out cheaper. Thanks again, Amazon and Seller. Excellent Product!

The book arrived before the date on the invoice, I especially liked being able to find a seller close to my home as it was less for shipping.The book was in very good condition for a used one (minimal damage) and the price was great!I needed it as I work in the medical professions and couldn't find any left in my area. I also like to find out all of the side effects of medications that doctors don't tell you.

This is an excellent drug reference book which is published every year. It is well worth having in your home as well as in a doctor's office. It is quite comprehensive in the nature of every pharmaceutical drug on the market, weather it is prescribed or over the counter. Most PDRs' are for prescriptions drugs altho, they do publish a version of the over the counter version of this book.PDR (Phyiscians' Desk Reference) is written and published by PDR. Email: [email protected]: 1-888-227-6469 (Toll-free)Mail: PDR Network 5 Paragon Drive Montvale, NJ 07645. The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is a commercially published compilation of manufacturers' prescribing information (package insert) on prescription drugs, updated annually. While designed to provide physicians with the full legally mandated information relevant to writing prescriptions (just as its name suggests), it is widely available in libraries and bookstores, widely used by other medical specialists, and sometimes valuable to the layman. The compilation is financially supported in part by pharmaceutical manufacturing corporations which create drugs listed within its pages.Since the late 20th century, a consumer edition has been offered at a much reduced price. Electronic editions are available on CD-ROM and the World Wide Web to subscribers. In 1984, Paul C. Kranz and Michael Grondin travelled to Oradell, New Jersey, and presented to Medical Economics (then-publisher of the PDR) a prototype developed by Grondin on a TI 99/4A computer of how a digital copy of the PDR would work and benefit clinicians. The idea originally conceived by Kranz was well received by the president and vice-president of IT and an agreement was struck to investigate. The result was the PDR on CD-ROM. The main edition is usable by determined laypeople in conjunction with a medical dictionary.About the PDR:The 2011 version is the 65th edition, and has information on over 1,116 of the most commonly prescribed drugs.[1]The PDR material contained includes:Comprehensive indexing (four sections)by ManufacturerProducts (by company's or trademarked drug name)Category index (for example, "antihistamines")Generic/chemical index (non-trademark common drug names)Color images of medicationsProduct information, consistent with FDA labelingChemical informationFunction/actionIndications & ContraindicationsTrial research, side effects, warningsMrs. Dione L. WilliamsCrayton, [email protected], June 17, 2014, Naperville, IL. USA

My last PDR was from 2006 - so I'm pleased I was about to find this one on Amazon's Marketplace for < $15 (I think it was). Perfect reference tool - and I'm not even a doc/nurse/etc. - just a patient - making sure the doc doesn't kill me and that the nurse gives me the right med!

As expected

Arrived from America. Very pleased with the price paid and the condition of the book.

It may be outdated by a couple of years but at this price for a reference book you can use at home you can't go wrong. Just remember any prescription medication is harmful to you in the long run so the layman does not need the most current publication to know all the updated changes (which according to the book are much and often) for these medications. Try Orthomolecular Medicine by finding a doctor who supports this type of medicine. In the end a very handy book to have for your own piece of mind.

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