Although the prescribing of medicines is the responsibility of a doctor, the drugs which medicines contain may influence patients in many ways. This book aims to provide access to information on the various medicines prescribed or bought over the counter. The book attempts to act as a short guide to the mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects of most medicines available in the United Kingdom. In Part 1 of the book the drugs are listed under their chemically approved or generic name, in ...
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Although the prescribing of medicines is the responsibility of a doctor, the drugs which medicines contain may influence patients in many ways. This book aims to provide access to information on the various medicines prescribed or bought over the counter. The book attempts to act as a short guide to the mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects of most medicines available in the United Kingdom. In Part 1 of the book the drugs are listed under their chemically approved or generic name, in alphabetical order, giving mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects. The drugs are listed under their trade or brand names in Part 2, with cross references to the appropriate approved names.
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