Reviews (11)

Handy reference
I didn't have this book during my P3 (3rd year of PharmD school) year; we used the text by Kradjan that had a patient-based format. DePiro's more traditional format makes it easier to find info quickly. The downloadable format of this text (which comes with the book) makes it even faster to find info. A downside would be books like these are out-of-date as soon as they're published, but I've been using the DePiro just fine for my P4 clerkships and plan to use Kradjan's as a doorstop. (I'm not really a kid)

Great Book for a great price
I received my order fairly quickly and the book was great. I would definately order from them again.

The Standard by Which Others are Compared
It's difficult to write a review of this book because most of the people who are even thinking of buying it have probably used it already. They have seen it in the library, their professors have shown it to them, or it is required for the course they are taking.
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Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Drug Therapy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pathology    6. Pathology (General)    7. Pharmacology    8. Pharmacy    9. Physiology, Pathological    10. Clinical & Internal Medicine    11. Medical / Pharmacy   

Reviews (5)

Get the 10th edition.
I can't say that I'm pleased with the new edition. The information is grossly disorganized, there are no introductory chapters, and important information has been omitted or dumbed down, e.g. the section on fat-soluble vitamins, specifically vitamin A.
A complete Pharmacological Encyclopedia
This book is a complete pharmacological encyclopedia from its days of inception.It is useful to any physician as a desk reference.
A rehash
I am a physician, and recently used the previous (10th) edition as an overview for a presentation I was preparing on opioid analgesics.We just got our new, 11th edition, and I embarked on a comparison of the chapters.To my astonishment, despite the considerable ongoing research in opioid pharmacology, the chapters were practically identical, with the new edition providing NO substantive new information.I cannot speak to the rest of this venerable reference, but this chapter was just a rehash (and a big disappointment). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pharmacology    4. Therapeutics    5. Toxicology    6. Medical / Pharmacology   

Reviews (13)

Physician assistant student
This is a great book.I love how it isn't just about the drugs, but gives background on the diagnosis that you are treating.I think it is layed out well, and find it very useful.I notice a lot of pharm students are reviewing this but I think it is good for practitioner's as well.However, don't think this will fit in your labcoat pocket, it could but it is sorta heavy.

Outstanding
I used this as a study guide for my PTCE. If you do so begin studying at least 5 months earlier than planned to truely understand and absorb what you will learn here in addition to your other study guides.

The Bible of Pharmacy
This book has all what is needed to do well on the Pharmacist licensure examinations. Gives complete details of drug therapy, clinical findings and much more. You cannot go wrong ever with this book. I was very happy with my purchase. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Drug Therapy    3. Drugs    4. Handbooks    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pathology    9. Pathology (General)    10. Pharmacology    11. Pharmacy    12. Medical / Pharmacy   

Reviews (14)

Single best reference I have
Being a hospital pharmacist and former pharmacy resident at a very well-known tertiary care center, I have found the DI Handbook to be the single best resource I have.There are other reference books that provide more complete information or are tailored to a specific topic, but I don't think there is a better general drug reference book that is as easy to carry as the DI Handbook.I use it daily in my practice.

Great prescription drug reference
As a pharmacist, I regard this reference as one of the best. The drug information as well as the reference charts at the end of the book are complete, yet succinct. I use this resource daily.

The Essential Portable Drug Reference
I am a clinical pharmacy specialist on an internal medicine teaching service.I have found that Lexi-Comp Drug Information is by far the most user-friendly, yet comprehensive of the portable drug references.Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic name, so there is no fumbling through indexes and listings by class when information is needed quickly, e.g., on rounds with the medical team.The topic headings under each monograph are extensive and thorough, and there are a number of useful appendices in the back of the book.There is a joke in our facility that this book is surgically attached to one hand of all the clinical pharmacists.This is the book I keep by the phone at home when I am on call, and the reference I recommend to my students to bring on teaching rounds.
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Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pharmacology   

Reviews (6)

4.5 stars for poor portability
I rate it 4.5 stars only because this book is way too big to carry to class--it's like putting a baby in your backpack. On top of the syllabi you have to lug around, the weight is ridiculous. In terms of the actual content, it's an excellent desktop resource. All drugs are organized by disease state. Literally, the drug Bible (tissue paper pages and all). I recommend it for at home/pharmacy use only, otherwise you might need a forklift.

Applied Therapeutics
Not just a drug reference, this is a clinical book.... teaches critical thinking and application of drugs, recommended by many PharmD's. You'll use it for ever.

IF YOU ONLY NEED ONE BOOK IN PHARMACY; THIS IS IT!!!!
Very Nicely Done!!! There are some Typos, but overall it is an awesome book. A must for any pharmacist/pharmacy student!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Drug Therapy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmacology    6. Pharmacy    7. Medical / Pharmacy   

Subjects:  1. Drug Guides    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmacology    5. Reference   

Reviews (7)

From Harmone Hell to Harmone Well
This is a very enlightening book that every woman should read, no matter her age.It will help the reader to become informed about their bodies and how they react with and without the proper hormones.It should also help the woman discuss issues with their physcians and help them to decide the type to hormone replacement they would like.

Insightful
I have read many books on human identical hormones. Dr. Randolph offers a helpful, and slightly different perspective on the benefits of this kind of HRT. If you are interested in getting a view from a medical doctor who truly understands what women and men go through with hormonal fluctuations, you will want to add this book to your collection.

a must read book
i finally understand what is going on with my body.it is a necessary read for every woman, whatever her age.this is the first time i have written a review for any book; i felt i had to after reading this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pharmacology    8. Women's Health - General   

Reviews (36)

Great, but the same as the older edition
Lippincott Pharm is a fabulous book for medical students. It has the basics clearly outlined and nice tables to help you memorize them. The text is brief and clear. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it seems to be identical to the older edition, except that the little diagrams are in color. It's a lot more expensive than the older edition (millennium update edition) though! Take a look at the two together before you decide whether you want to shell out the money for the newer one.
Excellent book!
This book is amazing..Its so easy to read and so easy to understand. Goes through the chapters smoothly, providing all the information needed. Its especially helpfull to students but also can be used as a reference book. Most importandly, the illustration is impressive!!The tables, drawings, sketches and little pictures make it easier to memorize importand concepts and basic information and thus can make pharmacology fun!!

very good for coursework
I read this book along with my syllabus from BOD. This clears up some of the topics that aren't presented too clearly during BOD. It helped me do well in pharmacology. For the boards, this book should just be used as a reference if there are any concepts you don't understand in first aid. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pharmacology    4. Test Preparation & Review    5. Medical / Test Preparation & Review   

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good for IM residents
The only weakness is that there's no machanism of the meds.

Excellent pocket drug dosage reference
I am a resident physician and I find this book indispensable. It is the best reference for carrying in your pocket in order to look up drug doses. It has some other useful information such as pregnancy category, brand names, relative cost, peds dosing and other small but useful features. Nice index. I use this book several times a day every day (well, every work day), and it is the one book I make sure is always in my pocket. I use the classic T-shirt edition - it fits in the top pocket of my lab coat so nicely.
always a valuable purchase
I use ePocrates for most of my minute to minute drug referencing but tarascon still has good information, especially less common brand names for common drugs and also very convenient other stuff like the dermatome diagrams. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Pharmacology   

Reviews (24)

Terrible binding
The binding of the thick and heavy book is terrible. Many pages just fell apart about one month or so after I bought it. Also, I found there are some problems with its organization. For example, it is kind of confusing to describe both benzodiazepines and barbiturates together.

Not Awful, Not Great
There are many good things to say about this text. It is through, has great cross-references, and is relatively cheap. Sadly, however, that is pretty much where the positive ends and the negative begins.
Awful
This text is required at my medical school. The text is dense and unapproachable, but that isn't my main complaint-the organization is TERRIBLE. One drug can be covered in multiple different chapters, but none of the chapters really have a great description! For example, B blockers are covered under "Autonomic Drugs", "Anti-Hypertensive Agents", and "Heart Failure Drugs"... just for starters! Anywhere you can use a B blocker, there's a separate discussion. Just give me ONE chapter on B blockers that actually talks about all of their uses!
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Subjects:  1. Clinical pharmacology    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmacology    5. Clinical & Internal Medicine    6. Medical / Pharmacology   

Subjects:  1. Drug Guides    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmacology    5. Reference   

Reviews (6)

A must-have!
This little guide may seem confusing at first glance, but it is quite helpful once you figure out how to use it!You'll still need a prescribing reference for dosages, etc. but this gives you a place to start.

A must on the wards
Always a great help for any medical student or resident, especially in primary care. If you're going to be culturing something, you need to know what to treat empirically with until the C&S comes back, and that's where Sanford's is a great help. It's not quite an ID consult, but it works until they show up.

Great daily reference--in clinic and hospital
Great quick pocket reference, use it daily for both out-pt and in-pt infectious disease treatment.Details first line therapy (and includes pediatric doses), and gives concise clinical criteria for back-up choices (eg. treatment failures, associated comorbidities, drug allergic patients).
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Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Pharmacy   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmaceutical Research    5. Pharmacy    6. Health systems & services    7. Medical / Allied Health Services / General   

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Won't leave home without it!
I am new at this prescribing thing and seem to have a whole lot more questions than I have answers... The Prescriber's Guide truly is "Essential" ... I have long been a fan of Stahl and his ability to make dry and difficult material come to life and thereby easier to understand ... even makes me laugh ... I can not say enough good things about this book- it offers a wealth of practical "real world" information about prescribing and answers "newbie" questions that typically beget the "you'll learn that with experience" answer. An absolute MUST HAVE for the novice prescriber- thank you Stephen Stahl!

Another gem!
Another gem from Dr. Stahl! The format, illustrations, and simplified explanations are just amazing. No doubt, this book is an excellent resource for students, trainees, and practicing psychiatrists.

Fast and Efficient
Book came just as described in a quick manner. Would recommend seller in future. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pharmacology    5. Psychiatry - General    6. Psychopharmacology    7. Psychotropic Drugs    8. Medical / Psychiatry    9. Psychiatry   

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my single most valuable reference book
I do locum tenens (temporary) doctoring and when I go on an assignment this is the first book to go in my suitcase.I take it to the office with me in the morning and take it home at night in case I get a question that Ineed it for.It is clear, concise, comprehensive and as authoritative asany text can be.If you care for or prescribe meds to pregnant orlactating women, this is a "must have". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gynecology & Obstetrics    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pediatrics    5. Pharmacology    6. Gynaecology & obstetrics    7. Medical / Pharmacy   

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmaceutical biotechnology    6. Pharmacology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Pharmaceutical technology    10. Science / Biochemistry   

Reviews (6)

An easy way to understand a complex process
I work in an organization that supports advanced gene therapy research that may lead to new therapies for chronic and life threatening diseases, but I am not a scientist. As a communicator, I needed to understand the long and arduous journey from discovery to pre-clinical research, to FDA-approved clinical manufacturing, and to human clinical trials. This book was excellent in helping me understand both the research and the regulatory environment.
Broad coverage with little in-depth detail
This book is written to cover a broad range of topics related to the drug discovery and approval process. Since so many topics are covered, there is very little in-depth coverage on any particular topic. It's suitable people who don't have any serious scientific training or experience in the industry. If you are looking for a high-level overview, this is a good book.If you would like more detailed information about any specific topic, you should probably look elsewhere.Some of the explaintions are over simplied in order for the average reader to understand. Much of the material covered in the book can be found in much greater detail by visiting the fda site or googling for the code of federal regulations.But if you do not what the FDA is or what CFR stands for, this book is probably right for you.

Good overview of the drug development and regulatory process
This is a very clear and concise review of the drug development process as well as the regulatory issues.It is well organized and well written.It is not a "behind the scenes" nitty-gritty book, but will help anyone who wants to understand the process. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pharmaceutical Industries (Economic Aspects)    4. Pharmacological Product Development    5. Pharmacology    6. Medical / Pharmacology    7. Pharmaceutical industries   

Reviews (23)

Just a good book..
This book is a good one, but has one little problem, the book doesn't have much coherence because there are too many people writting the book. You can note the difference of redaction between the chapters because were written for different person and that's what make the book very difficult to read, because one chapters are good, but others are very bad.
Clarification about the edition
This is the 10th edition, published in 2001. Not quite as 'out-of-date' as suggested by the previous reviewer. It is, however, dificult to keep these texts current.

Good....but out of date!
"Goodman & Gilman" has been the staple of pharmacology for many years, and with good reason. While I agree with the other reviewers that it is the gold standard, in the "old days" the book was updated about every 5 years, and this one came out in 1996. Given that the book probably took a couple of years to revise, the information is close to 10 years out of date! As is stated in the Notice on p. xviii, "Medicine is an ever-changing science." I have been waiting for the 10th Edition for some time now...! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Drug Therapy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmacology    6. Reference    7. Toxicology    8. Medical / Pharmacology   

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There was never any old school, but if there will be then this will be it
A great book based around debunking everything preached before about growing grass and then shows the results of some good growing. It is no longer just about producing a one in a hundred photograph magazine quality plant, but having lots of them and with the potency to back it up.
Well worth getting if you are thinking about growing
This book does not remind me of anything I have read before. It looks a way more professional than most for these types of books. It has a very workable plan to produce the best results in the smallest of spaces to big basement grows if you want. The strategies are clearly laid out and explained in sufficient detail.Readers can find plenty of pictures, diagrams and illustrations with instructions. It is very motivational. The clear and easy writing style should appeal to anybody. Good luck.

A great reference.
Bravo! Finally a book that not only tells gardeners how to avoid wasting your time chasing bugs but also how to end up with a fine canopy of thick buds.
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Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Crop Science    2. Field Crops    3. Marijuana (Pharmacological Aspects)    4. Pharmacology    5. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    6. Popular Culture - Counter Culture    7. Reference    8. Sociology    9. Technology    10. Gardening: plants   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pharmacology    4. Reference    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Reference works    8. Science / Chemistry / General