Provides information for nurses and all paramedical staff, including occupational therapists, social workers and medical students. This handbook is updated annually, enabling the reader to possess an up-to-date listing of approved drugs and be informed of recent discontinuations.

The Drugs Handbook 2012-2013 is a reader-friendly text perfect for nursing, health and prescribing courses. Fully updated, it is a concise guide to the mechanism of action, therapeutic indications and chief unwanted effects of medicines available in the United Kingdom, including registered herbal medicines.