Pdr Generics 1997 (3rd ed)

This reference provides prescribing and pricing information on every recognized prescription medicine on the market. Covering nearly 24,000 medications, both brand and generic: common "off-label" uses of drugs - identifies conditions that can be treated with drugs that actually have FDA-approved and labeled for another condition; costs-of-therapy tables - a practical look at the daily cost of therapy for the most common indications for which medications are prescribed; an international drug-name index - an index of 15,000 international drug brand names, cross-referenced to their US equivalents; three comprehensive indices let readers look up information by brand and generic drug name, therapeutic category and indication; all major products and FDA bioequivalent alternatives are listed - grouped by strength and form with their NDC number, package size and AWP pricing - brand and generic average unit prices are available where appropriate for quick comparison of generic substitution; visual identification guides - over 7000 drug imprints help make positive identification of unmarked prescription drugs.