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A companion volume to the best-selling Concise Medical Dictionary, this new dictionary is an ideal source of reference on the wide range of medicines available today. Written in an accessible style, it contains 5,000 entries and covers a full range of over-the-counter, pharmacy, and prescription medicines. Perfect for meeting the increasing demands of patients and their families for information about medicines and their effects, this dictionary is also an invaluable aid for paramedical workers and medical students. Entries for classes of drugs (e.g. antibiotics), generic names (e.g. ibuprofen), and proprietary names (e.g. Prozac, Arthrotec) Comprehensive information on side-effects and interactions with other medicines Entries on conditions and the medicines used to treat them A glossary defines terms used in the prescription and supply of medicines