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Contains 10,000 monographs of compounds, including the most significant ones that have appeared since the previous edition. "Intended to continue the tradition of serving chemists, pharmacists, physicians and others in allied professions as a handy one-volume compendium of information on the most important chemicals, drugs and biological substances, to which they can turn for quick and reliable answers to questions arising in the course of their work." Entries give chemical information, foreign patent information, references, and information as to use, cautions, and therapeutic categories, CAS numbers, as well as indexes by therapeutic category and biological activities, formulas, and cross names. 1st ed., 1889; 11th ed., 1989 The Merck Index* has been a trusted reference tool for more than a century, and as a new millennium approaches, it continues to be the premier resource for science and medical professionals. Includes new entries on substances used against AIDS and cancer, drugs with novel mechanisms of action, and chemicals of environmental concerns