Adverse drug reactions continue to present a burden on healthcare, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. Healthcare professionals need to understand the problem of adverse drug reactions and be aware of how they can be prevented and managed.

This second edition is an essential and practical guide to the reactions that affect particular organ systems. Chapters cover the most common types of reaction, how to recognize them, and the medicines implicated most often. Practical guidance is given on the most appropriate management of suspected adverse drug reactions.

This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to include three new chapters: side effects and patients; pharmacogenetics and adverse reactions; and adverse reactions in pregnancy.

Edited by Anne Lee;

ISBN 0-85369-460-5; 2005; 474 pages; softbound