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Designed to be used chairside in the dental office, this quick, concise resource assists in the rapid identification of drugs that patients may be taking as they present in the dental office. The revised reprint of the sixth edition contains an insert at the back of the book -New Drug Updates 2003 - that includes monographs of the new drugs that have received FDA approval since the publication of Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 6th Edition. These monographs follow the same format as those in the main part of the book. They are arranged in alphabetical order by generic name, and trade names are given for all medications in common use. Each monograph contains the same subsections as those listed and described in the main part of the book.<ul><li>Highlights oral side effects with dental alert icons.</li><li>Designates interactions of concern to dentistry with drug interaction icons.</li><li>Indicates common brand names for generic drugs sold only in Canada with Maple leaf icons.</li><li>Provides information on the top 200 prescription drugs in the United States.</li><li>Includes complete and consistent monographs of more than 2000 commonly used drug products.</li><li>Focuses on drug interactions of clinical interest.</li><li>Offers updates of new drugs, as approved, on Mosby's web site: www.mosby.com/dental</li><li>Includes 11 useful appendixes.</li><li>Provides a therapeutic/pharmacologic index.</li><li>Includes the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial endocarditis as detailed by the American Heart Association.</li><li>Covers the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of prosthetic joint infection.</li><li>Each drug profiled includes: <ul><li>generic name of the drug, presented alphabetically with pronunciation</li><li>common brand names for the generic drug as sold in the U.S. and Canada, with designations for drugs sold only in Canada (Maple leaf icon)</li><li>drug class, to facilitate drug identification</li><li>controlle