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Putting the Health of Canadians Into Their Own Hands

The range and number of drugs available in Canada continues increase each year. To help consumers better understand treatment options and manage their overall healthcare, the Canadian Pharmacists Association and DK Publishing have revised and updated the Guide to Drugs In Canada to produce the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide prescription and over-the-counter drugs available today!

A comprehensive resource to the over 2,000 medications currently available in Canada – including the newest medications and the latest drug therapy information, the Guide to Drugs in Canada outlines the main classes of drugs prescribed and purchased both by prescription and over-the-counter as well as their correct usages, how they work in the body, as well as how to manage treatment.

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Featured in the Guide to Drugs in Canada:

• A-Z section of medical drugs, vitamins, minerals and alternative medicines
• Full-page descriptions that detail tolerance and dependence, adverse effects,drug group and history, treatment monitoring, and special precautions;
• Poison emergency guide;
• An exhaustive drug index and hundreds of graphs and charts
• An extended Canadian resource section
• Detailed anatomical illustrations for easy reference.

Understanding what drugs are designed for and how they work in the body allows readers to manage their health care with knowledge and confidence. It is the aim of the Pharmacists Association, and editor-in-chief of Guide to Drugs in Canada Lalitha Raman-Wilms, PharmD, to promote the safe and effective use of drugs, and provide Canadians with the information they need to make smart decisions about their health care.