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Drug Interactions: A Source Book of Adverse Interactions, Their Mechanisms, Clinical Importance and Management

Donald R. Miller, PharmD

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  • College of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. (Miller)
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Fifth edition. Stockley IH. 948 pages. London: Pharmaceutical Pr; 1999. $120.00. ISBN 0853694249. Order phone 44-1-491-829-272.
Field of medicine: Pharmacology.
Format: Hardcover book.
Audience: Physicians and pharmacists.
Purpose: To provide busy health professionals with a concise source of useful information on drug interactions.
Content: An introductory chapter presents general considerations and mechanisms of drug interactions. The rest of the book comprises 24 chapters, each of which covers a major drug class. In each chapter, individual monographs on drug interactions are organized by clinical evidence, mechanism, and importance and management. The index, which is arranged by generic drug names, makes it easy to find information on specific interactions.
Highlights: The discussions of specific interactions are clear, practical, and useful. Each monograph is well referenced, and the index is extensive. The book is relatively current; interactions with newer drugs, such as celecoxib, are covered, and monographs on older drugs have been updated. Monographs covering drug classes discuss both the general interaction and the effect of specific drugs in the class.
Limitations: Unlike the sources mentioned in the following section, the book is not updated monthly. However, a new edition is published about every 3 years. Occasionally, a specific interaction is hard to locate in the index.
Related reading: Zucherro and colleagues' Evaluations of Drug Interactions (First Data Bank, Inc., 1999), Hansten and Horn's Drug Interactions Analysis and Management (Applied Therapeutics, 1999), and Tatro's Drug Interaction Facts (Facts and Comparisons, 1999) are offered in a three-ring binder format to which regular updates can...
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Miller DR. Drug Interactions: A Source Book of Adverse Interactions, Their Mechanisms, Clinical Importance and Management. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:760. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-9-200011070-00041

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