Product Overview
The Lexicomp Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry has been helping dental professionals enhance patient care for over 20 years! Information is presented in an easy-to-use, two-column format, with medications alphabetically indexed by brand and generic names as well as by index terms. Within individual drug monographs, dental-specific fields are highlighted in red, a timesaving feature within an information-rich resource. Drug content is complemented by special sections dedicated to medically compromised patients, specific oral conditions, and sample prescriptions. Includes: 1691 Drug Monographs; Up to 41 Fields of Information per Monograph; 200 Natural Products - Adapted from Facts & Comparisons The Review of Natural Products; 104 Sample Prescriptions; More Than 150 Pages of Special Topics and Appendix Information. Updates to this Edition: 68 New Drug Monographs; Updated Oral Medicine Topics: Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Dentin Hypersensitivity, Acid Erosion, High Caries Index, Management of Alveolar Osteitis, and Xerostomia; HIV Infection and AIDS; Management of the Chemically Dependent Patient; Oral Pain; Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; Periodontal Diseases; Respiratory Diseases.
