Combining the best elements of a textbook with the practicality of a quick reference manual,
The Top 200 Prescribed Drugs in the USA offers
succinct coverage of the most popular drugs used in a health care setting. Written by Dr. Craig W. Stevens, author of
Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology, this new title is a valuable resource for medical and allied health students, residents, and other health care professionals who need to know about the most commonly prescribed drugs in clinical practice. Concise and portable, it covers
the 200 most prescribed drugs in the USA, arranged by drug rank, but also listed alphabetically by drug name, by drug class and type, and by approved indications for ease of navigation.
- Summarizes key information for the 200 most prescribed drugs in a compact, easy-to-carry book
- Offers multiple ways to find the drug you are looking for: search by specialty area, indication, or by order of most frequent use
- Provides concise information on approved indications, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, use in pregnancy and lactation, and drug interactions for each drug
- Highlights contraindications, dose forms and administration, sample patient communication dialogue, and other top 200 drugs and non-ranked drugs that are drug contenders
- Contains QR codes for each drug that take readers straight to the full prescribing information provided by the FDA
- Includes self-assessment questions with answers and explanations to test retention and understanding
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents Listed by Drug Rank
Table of Contents Alphabetical by Drug Name
Table of Contents Listed by Drug Class and Type
Table of Contents Listed by Approved Indications
Craig W. Stevens, Ph.D. is a professor of Pharmacology at Oklahoma State University and is co-author of Brenner and Stevens' Pharmacology, a popular pharmacology textbook now in its 5th Edition. He also wrote and edited two books on G-protein coupled receptors entitled Methods for the Discovery and Characterization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (Springer Protocols, 2011) and G Protein-Coupled Receptor Genetics: Research and Methods in the Post-Genomic Era (Springer Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2014). He has just finished working on a new book for the Science and Technology Pharmacology list called The Drug Expert: A Practical Guide to the Impact of Drug Use in Legal Proceedings which is a guide for pharmacologists aiming to be successful as drug litigation consultants and a helpful book for the lawyers that hire them. Dr. Stevens maintains a second career as an expert witness in Pharmacology (Drug Expert) and has consulted for lawyers on over 80 cases in both criminal and civil proceedings.
