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Welcome to the authors’ web site
— Updates to the 2009 CD Database through October —
- 550 new brand-name drugs
- 73 new generic drugs
- 41 new FDA approvals
(previously investigational) - 75 new indications
- 42 new doseforms
- 27 new generic availability
(previously brand only) - 65 new strengths
- 102 formula changes
- 564 discontinued drugs
- 35 reintroduced (prev. D/C)
The 2010 edition has gone to press!
The 2010 edition of our award-winning reference book and CD will be in your mailbox soon. Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book (the print edition) has:
28,250 total entries, including:
- 640 New Entries (not in the 2009 edition)
- 1024 Modified Entries (changes from the 2009 edition)
- 3683 Official USAN Generic Drugs
- 9794 Brand Name Drugs
- 1516 Exterimental and Investigational Drugs
- 1490 FDA-Designated Orphan Drugs
- 1698 Chemotherapy Drugs and Protcols
- 1992 Medicinal Herbs and Natural Remedies
- 416 Drug Classes and Definitions
- 1562 Recently Discontinued Drugs (2005 to date)
In addition, the Sound-Alike appendix lists 1818 drugs with one or more similarly sounding names, and the Most Prescribed Drugs appendix is a quick-reference to over half of all drugs prescribed in the U.S.
Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book on CD (the electronic edition) contains all this, plus 11,211 entries not found in the book, including:
- Discontinued Drugs dating back to 1976
- Hazardous Materials (HazMats)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction (biological, chemical, and radiological weapons)
- Street Drug Slang, cross-referenced to the actual drug name.
If you’re not already a subscriber to our annual edition, you can place your order now and it will be shipped to you “hot off the press” in early December. Visit our order page for full ordering information (hint: if you order online, shipping is free!)
As with our books and CD, our goal is to make our Web site as informative and “user friendly” as possible. We understand that your time is valuable, and respect your need for quick, accurate, up-to-date information. We welcome your suggestions for making this site meet your needs. For any questions or suggestions, e-mail us at the address shown in the preface of our books or on the “help” page of our CD. If you haven’t received a reply in a week or two, please see our FAQs.
— Ellen and Randy
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