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The HIV Drug Book
Author: Brian Kearney, Steven Petrow (Editor), and William Grose (Editor)

Introduction by Martin DeLaney. Design by Tom Morgan — From the front cover: — Project Inform's comprehensive illustrated guide to the most-used HIV/AIDS treatments; The only reference available that lists and describes all the drugs used by people with HIV, their effects and interactions — Project Inform, the nation's leading community based AIDS ... more »treatment information and advocacy organization, presents the first comprehensive, user-friendly guide to all the drugs most used by people with HIV/AIDS. Formatted for quick reference and written in nontechnical language, the handbook features an extensive master index (from AZT to Zantac). The drug descriptions are categorized by their specific uses in treating the wide spectrum of HIV/AIDS related symptoms and illnesses. The HIV Drug Book is written expressly for people with HIV/AIDS, their caregivers, friends and family members, and will be invaluable to physicians who must struggle with the overwhelming demands of this rapidly changing field.

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The search for drugs to treat HIV/AIDS-related ailments is progressing with some results. Unfortunately, there is no one miracle drug that can be prescribed. Therefore, doctors and patients are faced with a multitude of drug options, some of which cause serious side effects. Coupled with the many options is the high cost of many of the drugs. Project Inform has compiled a complete guide to drugs that treat every type of ailment that an HIV/AIDS patient may encounter. It not only includes HIV/AIDS-specific drugs but also such drugs as antibiotics, antihistamines, and pain relievers used for many common ailments. The HIV Drug Book is intended for the layperson. It provides information in a language free of medical jargon. According to the introduction, "One of the great lessons in AIDS recounted by both physicians and people with HIV has been the realization that well-informed people simply make far better partners in health care." This book goes far in helping to achieve that goal.

The book is easy to use, with the main part containing detailed descriptions of each drug and providing the following: brand name(s) and manufacturer(s), type of drug, what it is used for, treatment, prevention, maintenance, cautions and warnings, side effects, pregnancy/breast-feeding notes, use in children, use in the elderly, drug interactions, food interactions, and other drugs used for similar conditions. These descriptions are well written, accurate, and extremely informative. The drug profiles are arranged alphabetically under such categories as anticancer drugs, antidiarrheal drugs, antifungal drugs, antinausea/antivomiting drugs, antiprotozoal drugs, antiwasting treatments, and immune-based therapy. An index of drug names leads to the correct category. Following the drug descriptions are articles covering such topics as management of opportunistic infections, healthful eating, alternative and holistic therapies, fraud, clinical trials, and drug interactions. The last part of the book contains a resource guide of addresses and telephone numbers of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services, a list of national HIV/AIDS publications, and directories of mail-order pharmacies, buyer's clubs, state AIDS drug-assistance programs, and pharmaceutical payment-assistance programs.

ISBN-13: 9780671535186
ISBN-10: 0671535188
Publication Date: 11/1/1995
Pages: 688
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Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
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Health, Fitness & Dieting >> Diseases & Physical Ailments

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