Description It is essential that all involved in a patient's healthcare should have ready access to information on the various medicines prescribed or bought over the counter. Updated annually, Drugs Handbook provides quick and easy access to these facts and acts as a concise guide to almost all medicines available in the UK. Contents Introduction Non-prescription Medicines Innovations in Drug development Cost-effectiveness Interactions Drugs and Medicines Names of Drugs Drug Safety Monitoring Drugs in Pregnancy Drug Combinations Other Reference Sources Abbreviations Definitions of Drug Group Names and Medical terms Part I: Approved Names Part II: Trade Names Appendix: Common Slang Names for Misused Drugs Author Biographies GLYN VOLANS, a clinical pharmacologist/toxicologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. HEATHER WISEMAN, BSc, MSc, is a scientist with an interest in the prevention of poisoning.