The Pill Book

by Bert Stern

A guide to the most commonly prescribed drugs includes information on the dosages, side effects, and other possible adverse effects of dozens of new brand names, thirty recently approved generic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553294636
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 1016 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 4.2" x 1.7"

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding Reference

This book is indespensible reference for anybody who wants to see the whole picture about specific drug. Yes, some of them do more harm than good as they produce side effects that can overweight prospective cure; also, some relatively harmless drugs can be dangerous if taken together. This book help us get all the facts so we can make the right decission before we actualy start taking drugs.In response to previous comments related to availability of all information from this book on the web (which is completely true)- it may sound hard to beleive but some people don't use computers! We have millions of seniors and vast majority of them don't surf the net so they may need book like this (sorry, no pun intended)!By all measures - an outstanding book!

A necessity for every family's library!

The Pill Book is one of the most informative and easy to read reference books for laymen. It equips the patient with much valuable information on what the drug is prescribed for, its side effects and food/drug interactions. My only critique would be that in the 8th edition, which I currently have, pregnancy is addressed without specifying the risk category; information that I feel is important. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the book--it's very evident by the wear and tear it has received from much reading! A definite must-have for all households.

A Must Have Medicine Book!

You can look up medications online, but why tie up your phone line, and take a while searching the sites to find information on medication, when you can just open the book up in a minute and find what you want(FAST!) This book has alot of info on medicines that the pharmacies didn't even tell me about. This is a Great book to lay in bed with and search up all the medicines that you have taken in the past, or are currently taking. It has All the information about all the dangers of taking it with other medications, What the side effects are, Descriptions, and EVERYTHING you would ever Want to know about the medicine. It's a smaller book thats easy to carry and take with you, anywhere. This book has it all, Pictures, brand names, generic names and side effects of the medication, Etc, etc, etc..This book is a MUST HAVE book! It's worth every cent! I give this book an "A"

Many books have been called "must have" or "indispensable"

and this one truly is. Any family that gets more than one prescription filled a year can benefit from THE PILL BOOK. This book does its best to describe, thoroughly and patiently, the ins and outs of every prescription drug in America, what the drug is meant to do, the side effects, interactions, who should not be taking it, whether generics are available, what to do if abused, if you miss a dose, and so on. There are even color plates of the most widely prescribed drugs. Pharmacy handouts are useful, but what's in THE PILL BOOK is VITAL. It might even save your life; it certainly has saved me money and time. Get yourself the latest edition!

The most useful of all the books that tell you about pills.

I was able to find out more about the drugs I take from this book than from any doctor or pharmacist I have ever talked to. It tells you about drugs you shouldn't mix with each other, foods to avoid and lots of other important facts.