Advice for the Patient: Drug Information in Lay Language (USP DI VOL II: ADVICE FOR THE PATIENT)

An invaluable resource for patient education. Printed in larger type and written in patient-friendly language, Advice for the Patient is designed to make important drug information easy to grasp for all patients taking medication.

Simplified drug monographs (corresponding to listings in Drug Information for the Health Care Professional) provide direct, reassuring guidance on proper drug use...precautions...side effects...special considerations such as age, allergies, pregnancy and breast-feeding...and more.

All information in Advice for the Patient can be photocopied for patient distribution - an invaluable benefit physicians and patients will appreciate. This volume also includes a Glossary of Medical terms, a list of Poison Control Centers, and other features geared to serve patients' information needs.