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The 71st Edition, published in 2017, was the final hardcover edition, weighed in at 4.6 pounds (2.1 kg) and contained information on over 1,000 drugs. [1] Since then, the PDR has been available online for free. The Physicians' Desk Reference was first published in 1947 by Medical Economics Inc., a magazine publisher founded by Lansing Chapman. [2]
The ready availability of methamphetamine-based medications in the 1960s led to their use and abuse as recreational drugs. Obetrol was the recreational drug of choice for artist Andy Warhol. [9] Obetrol was abused by a character named Chris Fogle in David Foster Wallace's novel The Pale King. [10] "Obetrolling" or "doubling" were the terms used ...
Physicians legally can and often do prescribe medicines for purposes not listed in this section (so-called "off-label uses"). Contraindications - lists situations in which the medication should not be used, for example in patients with other medical conditions such as kidney problems or allergies
Richard Mark Leach LVO is a British Consultant Physician and Professor at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, [1] who is accredited in general, respiratory and critical care medicine. He has pioneered multiple respiratory care techniques and been instrumental in the development of numerous NICE guidelines relating to acute medicine.
Physicians' Desk Reference. Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. PDT: photodynamic therapy: PDVT: postoperative deep-vein thrombosis PE: pulmonary embolism [1] pre-eclampsia pleural effusion physical examination [1] PEA: pulseless electrical activity: PERRLA: pupils equal, round and reactive to light [3] PEB: cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin ...
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference; Medical Ethics (book) ... Physicians' Desk Reference; Practical Management of Pain; The Principles and Practice of Medicine;
USP establishes documentary (written) and reference (physical) standards for medicines, food ingredients, dietary supplement products, and ingredients. These standards are used by regulatory agencies and manufacturers to help to ensure that these products are of the appropriate identity, as well as strength, quality, purity, and consistency.
used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine: without (usually written with a bar on top of the s) sing. singulorum: of each SL, s.l. sub lingua: sublingually, under the tongue SOB shortness of breath sol. solutio: solution s.o.s., si op. sit si opus sit: if there is a need s.s., SS