Pharmacy Technician’s Pocket Drug Reference (The), 7th Edition

"This is a well-organized, convenient reference that is reasonably priced for its content and size. It is suitable for personal use as a quick reference and for any pharmacy reference library."
—Larry M. Allen, PhD, MS, MBA, RPh
Pharmacy Technician Program, Arapahoe Community College
Journal of Pharmaceutical Technology, May/June 2009; 25

Small and light enough to carry comfortably in a lab coat pocket, The Pharmacy Technician’s Pocket Drug Reference contains the five main pieces of drug information that a pharmacy technician seeks. For each of more than 1,000 of the most commonly prescribed drugs—including approximately 80 drugs new to the market since the sixth edition—the book provides generic name (with pronunciation), trade name(s), therapeutic class, general FDA approved therapeutic use(s), and commercially available dosage forms/strengths.

Key Features
• Five pieces of information on each of more than 1,000 drug products: Generic Name (with pronunciation), Trade Name(s), Therapeutic Class, General Use(s), and Dosage Forms/Strengths.
• The top 200 oral and topical products by retail sales, most oral and topical products approved by the FDA since 1997, plus more than 250 of the top parenteral products.
• Trade name index.
• A top-200 drugs table providing generic and trade names and general uses.
• A new appendix listing common abbreviations used in prescriptions and medication orders.

Table of Contents
• Preface
• Prescription Drugs A–Z
• Appendix A. Top 200 Drugs Table
• Appendix B. Controlled Substance Schedules
• Appendix C: Common Abbreviations Used in Prescriptions and Medication Orders
• Trade Name Index